Regardless whether you use these questions for group or personal reflection, there's a LOT here, so don't feel any need to cover everything!  Just use the questions below as a guideline for deeper thought and a way to stay present to 2 Peter through the week.

1. ​Phil opened his message on Sunday by referring to a quote from Samuel Johnson:  "People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed."  Can you think of biblical support for such a statement?  Assuming that you agree with this statement, why do you think this is true?

2. Phil mentioned that he and April tell their children nearly every day that they are loved.  And yet sometimes they'll still wonder and ask, "Do you love me?"  Why would they need to be reminded?  If they haven't forgotten, what do you think the real problem might be?

3. What connection is there between that last question and the way we relate to God?  (Remember, Peter calls his readers "beloved" four times in the last chapter!)​

4. "Remember" is a command that appears again and again in the Scriptures, in both the Old and the New Testaments.  What more is there to this command than just "calling something back to mind"?  Consider Paul’s words to Timothy, “Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead…” (2 Timothy 4:8).  How can remembering be a help in our day to day living?

5. This remembering also requires "remembering forward"–that is, remembering the promises of God, especially the future return of Jesus.  What's the point?  How is this helpful for day to day living?​

6. Talk about what lessons there may be in living this "in-between" life–living in between God's past actions and His future return.  Is this freeing for you, or do you sometimes feel "stuck"?  How does this affect your thinking about Lent and this in-between time of reflection between Ash Wednesday and Easter?

7. How should we understand the patience of God  in v 9?  How does the idea of "long-suffering" deepen  your understanding of patience?

8. Now tie this all  in to what  Paul says in 2 Corinthians 6:2, "Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation." How does this impact our relationships with friends and neighbors who don't know Jesus?

Next Week's Reading: ch 3:10-13

Does anything stand out to you?  If so, circle or underline it.  Write down any thoughts or questions that come to mind.