Need Calvinist perspective about a verse.

[Mike]

Please wait for the question to be answered before starting a debate about Calvinism, thanks :)

I need to know the Calvinist perspective about 2 Peter 3:9

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.I have always been of the opinion that God made His chose from His perspective outside of time and saw who would believe and chose them. I might be persuaded that there is more to His chose than that, except it would imply that He chose some not to be saved, which would seemingly contradict 2 Peter 3:9. I could almost be persuaded, except for this verse. So I am curious if the Calvinist's have a good answer for it.

[Clouds]

I can't give you "the" Calvinist perspective about (2 Peter 3:9), but I imagine the answer might be along the line that Peter was addressing and referring to the elect church when he used the words "us-ward", "any", and "all".

There is a mystery about God's work of election that I don't think anyone can properly describe or understand fully. I have found all of the attempts to explain or understand election to be inadequate, although the Calvinist position does seem to be closer to the mark than the rest.

[baptizedinChrist]

This might be helpful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A5A8XBRVbw

[CelticMist]

Not a follower of Calvism but here is my take on this passage

God does not want to see any person perish, He wants all to receive salvation who will trust in Him. Cross reference this with Ezekiel 33:11, Matthew 20:28, Romans 2:4

[BlessedinHim]

2 Peter 3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9The 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.

The calvin slant on this is that the ones God is longsuffering to us-ward, in the previous verse, the beloved, which they would interpret to be the elect, and the elect are the ones God is waiting on to make sure none of them miss out that he has predestined, made, to accept Christ. Although, they say we arent forced but we choose freely because God made us able to do so, and only His power makes it possible to choose Him. Hope that helps.