The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
God does not delay His coming out of sloth or forgetfulness, but to give mankind time to repent. Every moment He extends is an act of care for our salvation. When you complain that He tarries, you show you do not understand that His prolonging of time is itself His love toward us.
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Men set one time for God's return and God sets another, and He keeps to His appointed day exactly. What looks to us like slackness is His long-suffering toward His elect, giving them space to advance in grace, knowledge, and holiness until they are fitted for heaven.
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Commenting on 2 Peter 3:9-10
The delay of His promise is not slackness but mercy. God prolonged the time that His elect might be gathered and brought to repentance, so none of them would perish. Whether the promise concerns Christ's coming against Jerusalem or His final return, the reason for the seeming tardiness is always the same: His will to save.
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