Examples
"For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;" — 2 Peter 2:4-6 Gracious Lord Jesus, my friend and my King, Peter is beginning an if-then statement that doesn't conclude until verse 9. But here at the front, I see God's righteous judgment and three examples of his judgment. David Guzik explains it this way: - God judged the angels who sinned, so no one is too high to be judged. - God judged the ancient world before the flood, so God doesn't grade on a curve, only comparing man among other men. - God judged Sodom and Gomorrah, so even the prosperous can be judged. Therefore the ungodly h...