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Why Are Some Things Hard to Understand in Scripture? 

Second Peter 3.16

Don Ruhl • Savage Street, Grants Pass, Oregon • December 15, In the year of our Lord, 2013

1. Lack of Teaching
   1. 2Pe 3.16
   2. 1Ti 1.5–7
   3. We just may not be informed enough.
2. Unstable Character
   1. 2Pe 3.16
   2. Tts 1.15
   3. Dan 9.13
3. This Allows the Dishonest, et al., to Hang Themselves
   1. 2Pe 3.16–18
   2. Matt 13.10–17
4. We Are Not God
   1. We cannot have all God’s knowledge, or
   2. we might think that we are God,
   3. a problem that we have frequently already.
5. God’s Glory Conceals
   1. Pro 25.2
   2. Deu 29.29
   3. Dan 12.4
   4. Rev 10.1–4
6. Even the Prophets Did Not Always Understand
   1. 1Pe 1.10–12
   2. Jer 4.10
   3. Dan 1.4, 17, 20; 9.2 yet Dan 8.16–17, 27; 12.8
7. God Provides Opportunities for Growth through Challenges
8. Preconceived Ideas Get in the Way
   1. 2Ki 5.10–14
   2. Previous teaching might get in the way. E. g.,
      1. The Calvinist with Acts 2.38
      2. Us with God hardening Pharaoh’s heart.
9. The Solution:
   1. All the church should read all the Bible all the time.
   2. This would solve many problems.