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"! HH  PaulmayhavebeenputtodeathalreadyinRomeaboutthetimeof "# Peter'swritingandPeterisshortlytobeputtodeaththerealsobyNero. $ ThisletterisaboutAD67justshortlybeforePeter'splaceandthelikely :% placeofitsoriginisRome. J&   TheReaders: 󀀀Nospecificchurchorlocationofchurchesarenamedinthe b( letterandsoitisgenerallyregardedasa"catholic"or"universal"epistle. t ) However,chapter3:1mentionsthatthisishissecondlettertothem.Ifthe ,!* referenceistoIPeterthentherecipientswouldbethechurchesofAsia !+ MinorandthedatewouldbesubsequenttoPeter'sotherlettertothem.The "D , firstletterisaddresstoChristiansscatteredamongtheRomanprovincesof T# - Pontus,Galatia,_Cappadocia_,Asia,and_Bithynia_Ԁ(IPeter1:1).  $!.  $l"/   HementionsthatPaulhadalsowrittentothem.HisreferencetoPaul X isinglowingtermswhichassuresusthatanyriffbetweenPeterandPaul  existsonlyinthemindsofthecritics.True,PaulhadoncerebukedPeter p _openly,butPeterisnotonetoholdresentment,especiallywhenhehas ( beenwrong.Infact,hespeaksofPaul'swritingandputsitintothe 8 classificationof"scripture."   StyleofSecondPeter:  ` WhilethisisPeter'ssecondepistlewenoticethat ` thestyleof2Peterisquitedifferentthanthatofhisfirstepistle.Thisis  explainedonthebasisthatthesubjectmatterandthepurposeofthissecond z  letterisvastlydifferentthanthefirst.Thesamemanmightwritealove  2  notetohiswifeoneminuteandthenwriteamemotohisbossandwe B   wouldexpectthestylesandcontentsofthoseto_bequitedifferent.      In2Petertheemotionalfactorisdifferent.InhisfirstletterPeter j   wrotetocomfortandstrengthenapersecutedchurchwhileinthisletterhe "  isbentonwarningthosechurchesoffalseteacherswhichcanbemore   disastrousthanpersecution. :    Thesimilaritiesbetween2PeterandthebookofJudeareveryobvious.   Thetwoepistlesapparentlywerenotwidelyseparatedintime.Theyare b bothwritingaboutthesameproblemfacingChristiansatthesametimeand r thatwouldaccountformuchsimilarly.Butyetthebooksarestillso * parallelthatitmaywellbethatoneofthemisfamiliarwiththeother's  writingandismakingreferencetoitinhisownletter.Ifthatisthecase, B ourquestionis,whichonewrotefirst?Itisverydifficulttotellbutthere R arecertainpointswhichtendtofavorthepriorityof2PeteroverJude.   8  Example:Peter'sprincipalstatementrelativetothefalseteachers z" isinthefuturetense,2:13,whileJudereferstothemashaving 2 alreadycome.Judeadmonisheshisreaderstorememberwhatthe  apostleshadsaidconcerningthecoming"scoffers."Theonlytime J theidenticalword"scoffers"appearisin2Peter3:3.Z ;;   !  %&@^^  TheUnchangingFaithInAChangingWorld  X @ " Jude3   _Introduction:_ n 1.0  Outworldisinastateofchange.Aircraftandmissilesareoutmodedbefore l theyareofftheassemblyline.Textbooksandtechnologiesareoutdatedby  thetimetheyareinprint.Itis changethatsellsautomobiles,etc.,yearby ` year.^pp 2.0  Theopinioniswidespreadthatamodernagedemandsanupdatedreligion.  Sciencehasmadeoldbeliefstaboo.Societyrebelsagainsttraditionaland R obsoletemodesofworshipandservice.P pp  I.0  TheRealmOfTheChangeable  D pp _A._0  Therehavebeenbastchangesin PhysicalExpedients fromthefirsttothe21 d   centuries.Transportation;communication(Eph.6:21,22);conveniences.  pp B.0  Socialcustoms havechangedconsiderablyin20centuries.Slavery(cf. X  PhilemonandOnesimus,Eph.6:59);dresshasradicallychanged(Acts21:11;   1Cor.11);methodsofgreeting(Rom.16:16). N pp C.0  Therewere temporarynecessities intheearlychurchthatweretopassaway   becausetheywouldnolongerbeneededwhenthefaithwasestablished. B  Inspirationofapostlesandprophets,Eph.4:11;miraclestoconfirmthespoken @  word(Mark16:17,20;Heb.2:3,4);communityofgoods(Acts2:44ff).pp  II.  TheRealmoftheUnchangeable  2 _A._0  TheGodheadisthesametodayasever.Godchangesnot(Mal.3:6);Christ  remainsthesame(Heb.13:8);theHolySpiritabidesforever(John14:26).Hpp B.0  Satanandsinhaveremainedunchanged.(1John2:16).Thesameworksof  theflesharepracticed(Gal.5:1921).Thesametypeofpeoplelive.:pp C.0  Manisbasicallythesametodayasalways.Heisstillbodysoulandspirit.(1  Thess.5:23).Hestillsneeds4foldgrowth(Luke2:52).Hischoicearestill ,  twomasterstoserve,tworoadstotravel.*!pp D.0  Principlesoffaithandrighthavenotandcannotchange.(cf.Jude3).v#pp   1.0  Principlesbehindchangingcustomsandtemporarynecessitiesofthe1st $ centuryarestillobligatory.(Submissiontohusbands;modesty,brotherly j% affection;humilityandhospitality,love).h&pp   2.0  Principlesofethicsandmoralsareunchanged.Matt57stillrelevant.'pp   3.0  Principlesoffaitharestillbinding.Heb.11:6;Jn8:24;Ja.2:24\(pp  III.  ChangingtheUnchangeable  * _A._0  Thereareeffortstochangetheunchangeable.1.NewtheologyGodisdead. p+ (Ps.14:1);2.NewChristologyChristsdeity,miracles&resurrectiondenied n, (Mt.22:42;2Pet.2:1).3.Newsoteriology;5.Newmorality. -pp B.0  Thereareeffortswithinthechurchtochangetheunchangeable.New `!/ hermeneutics;newrapportwitherror.Thesearenotnew,butcenturiesold."0pp  Conclusion: 󀀀1.Changeispermissibleonlyintheareaofexpedients.(1Cor. R# 2 9:19f)2.Inmattersoffaithanddoctrinaltruthwemuchpreachtheunchanging #!3 gospel(Gal.1:69)andstandfortheoldpaths(Jer.6:16).