2 Peter 3:14

Peter urged his ‘dear friends’ to live pure lives without *sin. This was in contrast to the false teachers. Their lives were not pure. And they were like ‘stains’ and ‘dirty marks’ (2:13). When Christians live a pure life, it pleases God. They do not have a guilty conscience. Therefore, Christians can have a good relationship with God. And they can eagerly wait for Jesus to return.

Paul’s letters

v15 Remember that the *Lord is patient so that you can receive *salvation. Our dear brother Paul wrote to you about this. God has made him very wise. v16 Paul writes about this in all his letters. Some things in Paul’s letter are hard to understand. Some people have not learned very much. And they are not firm about what they believe. They change what Paul’s letters mean. They also explain the rest of the *Scriptures in a false way. They are destroying themselves by their practices.