2007-04-22 11:05:20 · 19 answers · asked by Micah 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
However, let this one fact not be escaping YOUR notice, beloved ones, that one day is with Jehovah as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day. 9 Jehovah is not slow respecting his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with YOU because he does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance -2Peter 3:8-9
Two reasons are given here.
1)To the One who lives forever, a thousand years are as one day. He is not restrained or pressured by time, but he is not slow in acting. Possessing limitless wisdom, Jehovah knows precisely the best time to act for the benefit of all concerned, and he patiently waits for that time to come. However, we should not conclude that Jehovah is insensitive to any suffering that his servants may experience in the meantime. He is a God of “tender compassion,” the personification of love. (Luke 1:78; 1 John 4:8) He is able to undo, completely and permanently, any harm that this temporary permission of suffering might have caused.—Psalm 37:10.
A second point that we can draw from Peter’s words is that Jehovah is patient because he desires all to attain to repentance. Those who stubbornly refuse to turn back from their bad ways face execution at the hand of Jehovah. However, God finds no pleasure in the death of the wicked one. Rather, he delights to see people repent, turn back from their bad ways, and keep living. (Ezekiel 33:11) Consequently, he is exercising patience and is having the good news declared in all the earth so that people may have every opportunity to live
2007-04-22 15:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by babydoll 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes, he has to be! I grew up in church and then as I became an adult I got out of church, rebelling against my parents, thinking things I shouldn't and just not caring anymore. I got pregnant, hugn out with a bad crowd, got married for all the wrong reasons, got divorced then got remarried and got back into church. God welcomed me back with open arms and I think He rejoiced. Of course, I am not perfect and never will be but I look to Him when things go wrong AND when things are going right now. He waited patiently for me every step of the way.
2016-05-21 02:51:03 · answer #2 · answered by raye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to popular opinion, it is for the very same reason you may be patient with your son or daughter.
2007-04-22 13:12:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He's patient alright....but NEVER forgets
The dead people in the graves are jealous of the alive, cuz they still have a chance to ask for forgiveness, pray more…etc.
2007-04-22 11:18:52 · answer #4 · answered by Not a happy bunny 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You got me there. How can He be so patient?
2007-04-22 11:09:02 · answer #5 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because God has a lot of patience. God shows us His patience so we can learn to be patience from Him. God doesn't like have things happen right away but God does like things to happen when He wants them to happen. It's all part of His plan.
2007-04-22 11:08:34 · answer #6 · answered by Josh D 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Simply because God loves us. He loves us so much that He gave His one and only Son to die for your salvation, so that Heaven can be our eternal home.
2007-04-22 11:10:44 · answer #7 · answered by tmthyh 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because we are Ignorant of the Truth.
2007-04-22 11:21:47 · answer #8 · answered by farleefarkle 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He is loving, kind, forgiving...and patient.
2007-04-22 11:08:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because of His great love for us.
2007-04-22 11:08:55 · answer #10 · answered by Jan P 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋