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2 Peter 2:5
The ungodly are sinners. God, being the just God that He is, judged according to His law. He wanted to save these people so that they could be resurrected and given an opportunity for salvation at a better time. Not being able to abide their rebellion, He wiped them out because they were sinners, ungodly, breaking His law.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Sixteen)Related Topics: Fate of the Wicked | God's Judgment | Resurrections , Order of | Salvation, Periods | Salvation, Periods of | UngodlinessOther Forerunner Commentary entries containing 2 Peter 2:5:
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What Does 2 Peter 2:5 Mean?
The ungodly are sinners who broke God's law, and being the just God He is, He judged according to His law. Unable to abide their rebellion, He wiped them out, yet desired to save them for resurrection and an opportunity for salvation at a better time. Our holy God cannot tolerate sin and is a righteous judge who loves righteousness and blesses the righteous. God saved only Noah, the preacher of righteousness, and his family from the Flood. The Greek noun for righteousness here, dikaiosuné (Strong's 1343), comes from the adjective dikaios (Strong's 1342), meaning righteous, upright, just, innocent, and guiltless. The same word describes God as "Just and true" in Revelation. Only the righteous Judge knows how to deliver His people from sin.