The Blood of Jesus His Son Cleanses Us

Jesus came to bring salvation to man. He came to make the way for us to be free from sin and death, as it says in Romans 8:22 “For we know that the whole creation groans together and suffers agony together until now”. So, the admonition is in 2 Peter 3:14 “Therefore, dear friends, because you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found at peace, spotless and unblemished in him”. Until Jesus returns, until the day of the Lord comes, we are here on the earth as witnesses of the love and goodness of God, if perhaps some will listen and acknowledge their sin. So, let us also continue to say, as John did in John 1:29 “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

The Lord is Not Delaying the Promise

2 Peter 3:1–7

Come to Repentance

2 Peter 3:8–13

Make Every Effort

2 Peter 3:14–18
As Peter closes this letter, he says in

2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, dear friends, because you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found at peace, spotless and unblemished in him.

The things they are waiting for are “the day of judgement of ungodly people” in 2 Peter 3:7 and the “new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness resides” in 2 Peter 3:13. And, Peter assures them, the Lord will not delay forever. But, as long as we are here on this earth, Peter says “make every effort to be found at peace”.

There are other similar exhortations recorded, for example, Paul says in

1 Timothy 6:6–8 But godliness with contentment is a great means of gain. 7 For we have brought nothing into the world, so that neither can we bring anything out. 8 But if we have food and clothing, with these things we will be content.

If we stop reading here, we might take this to mean that we are simply to pass the time of this life with contentment. But what Paul is saying is that we shouldn’t be caught up in the lust of things. As we read on, he says in 1 Timothy 6:11–16 “flee”, “pursue”, “Fight”, “I command you”, “observe”, “irreproachable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he will make known in his own time, the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of those who reign as kings and Lord of those who rule as lords”.

For Paul, there is an expectation of strength, and faith, and authority and that we will reign and rule until Christ returns.

Eternal Life Which Was With the Father and Was Revealed

1 John 1:1–4
God was doing something spectacular through Jesus Christ, “life was revealed”, but not just life as we had known it. God was sharing, revealing, eternal life in

1 John 1:2 and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was revealed to us—

And what John witnessed was not only for his own benefit, but so that he could “announce to you also, in order that you also may have fellowship with us, and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ” in 1 John 1:3.