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deardelmar said:
He was speaking to the elect, the scatered remnant of Jewish believers. when Peter said God is not willing that any should perish was he not also talking about those who would become gentile believers? Some of whom, by the way, were children of Esau.
The way I try to understand someones comments when written in a letter is to first see who the letter is written to. Peter is writing his second letter to "the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father..." 1PE 1:1,2
Therefore whenever Peter uses the word
"us" in this letter he must be referring to himself and "the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father..." Therefore when he uses the word
"us" in the verse we are discussing it would be appropriate to drop in the words "Peter and the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father..."
To assume Peter is referring to everyone that has ever lived or will live on Earth by using the word
"us" seems to do much damage to Peter's intent, don't you think?