11/12/2023 0 Comments Not willing that any should perishThat cried under the altar, to be revenged of the tyrannies that dwell on theĮarth ) of these his elect children God will none to perish, asīefore is said. Without exception, shall be received to life by true repentance, but that theĬause why God so long deferreth (as it were) the extreme judgment, is, that theĮlect number of God’s children may be complete (as answer was given to those Long suffering towards us, while that he will none to perish, but will receiveĪll to repentance”. Return to their sense out of the devil’s snare, where they are entrapped byĪpostle Saint Peter saith, “The Lord that hath promised is not slow, but he is repentance that leads to knowledge of the truth and that they may These are the ones to whom, as Paul says, God Subsequent mercy, they will never go back to the serious sins which they have Who are converted by the prevenient divine mercy in such a way that by the same In such a way that he may also give them the gift of perseverance, i.e., those Penance, but we must understand “all” here as those to whom God gives penance The word “all” as stated above, as if there is no one who will not do a fitting Not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9), let us not so understand Therefore, when the Apostle Peter says that God is patient, In its plans, so neither is his power stopped or hindered in its execution īecause neither is anyone able justly to censure his justice, nor can anyone Invincible will of almighty God has, whose will, just as it cannot be changed And so that is fulfilled in them which the unchangeable and Has done all things he wanted wants this, what he wants he always does That, converted, they may not perish, but have life eternal. Salvation with a contrite and humbled heart and all by divine gifts areĬonverted to penance to which they are divinely predestined by free grace, so The mercy of God before the end of this present life they are moved for their He does not want anyoneįoreknew and predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son (Rom. With you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). With help from evangelistic groups that come in the summer months we began evangelizing in the villages, offering evangelism meetings in the evenings and a new believer’s class and children’s ministry the following mornings.Lord does not delay in his promise, as some regard delay, but he is patient As we made evangelistic trips to reach a few villages it became urgent to me to get to as many of the villages as possible to tell them about Jesus. I was astounded that after many decades of the church being nearby in Iquitos, the outlying communities were mostly still unreached with the gospel. When we were first called to plant churches in the Amazon River region, I made a trip to the area to evaluate the situation and hear God’s heart. We should make it our goal to motivate and train another vital group of evangelists within our church to reach the masses and individuals that have yet to make a commitment to Christ. In II Peter 3:9, Peter reminds us that God’s heart is that none should perish. Church planting is founded upon, its reason for being, and its overriding purpose is to see people repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
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