It is enough to say that these words express the larger hope, if fairly and fully understood

It is enough to say that these words express the larger hope, if fairly and fully understood

“THE LORD IS NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE.” 2 Peter iii. 9.

If then any do perish finally, God’s will and design must have been finally overthrown: it is obvious that a temporary resistance, permitted for wise ends, differs wholly from a final defiance of God’s will. Continue reading “It is enough to say that these words express the larger hope, if fairly and fully understood”