Aug 2, 2026 · 36 min · 9 segments
Nate Wiens discusses 2 Peter 2:4–10a, where the Apostle Peter emphasizes God's perfect justice, faithfulness, and power to rescue believers. By referencing biblical examples, Peter illustrates that…
Nate WiensGuestChurch Service HostHost
Have you ever watched a game where the referee seemed to be calling it one way at the beginning and a completely different way at the end? Or, even worse, when the rules seem to apply to one team but not the other.
And once the precedent is set, everyone expects the standard to apply for the rest of the game.
Would you please turn with me in your scripture journals or your Bibles to 2 Peter 2.
He's reminding a tired, discouraged church that God isn't anything like a bad ref.
He has always acted consistently, and that the precedents set in the past give us the perspective we need for the present.
Looking at the world around us, you may wonder, is God simply pocketing his whistle? Does he even see or care enough to do anything about the evil that surrounds us? Peter's response to these questions is that God knows how to rescue the godly, and that he is reserving the wicked for punishment, because that is exactly how he has acted all throughout history.
Have you ever watched a game where the referee seemed to be calling it one way at the beginning and a completely different way at the end? Or, even worse, when the rules seem to apply to one team but not the other.
And once the precedent is set, everyone expects the standard to apply for the rest of the game.
Would you please turn with me in your scripture journals or your Bibles to 2 Peter 2.
He's reminding a tired, discouraged church that God isn't anything like a bad ref.
He has always acted consistently, and that the precedents set in the past give us the perspective we need for the present.
Looking at the world around us, you may wonder, is God simply pocketing his whistle? Does he even see or care enough to do anything about the evil that surrounds us? Peter's response to these questions is that God knows how to rescue the godly, and that he is reserving the wicked for punishment, because that is exactly how he has acted all throughout history.
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