In my last couple of posts I tried to lay out fairly what I understand both the explicit extent of Owen’s argument for a preterist interpretation of 2 Peter 3 and also the inferential implications of that argument. My purpose, I admit, was not only to help my readers...

In my last post I attempted to emphasize several of the explicit assertions of Owen regarding 2 Peter 3.  In this post I want to suggest that there are several natural inferences or implications of Owen’s argument that need to be carefully weighed. The Inferential...

Owen’s way of reading 2 Peter 3 is so alien to most Christians in our day that there may be some doubt about what he is actually saying and implying.  In this post I want to emphasize both the explicit and the implicit significance of the way Owen interprets 2 Peter...

In my last post I quoted Owen’s statement of his partial preterist view of 2 Peter 3. I believe this view to be seriously misguided in the exegesis of 2 Peter 3 and also burdened with serious, practical consequences.  Let me hasten to add that these serious, practical...

My first post on this subject, I must confess, was a deliberate “teaser.”  It was a deliberate attempt to attract interest in my subject and get you to “stay tuned” and come back next week to the same time and channel.  Now I must ‘fess up and tell you without further...

Caveat comes from the Latin cavere.  The verb in Latin means to be on guard.  I am using its English descendant caveat to mean a warning or caution.  Such is my esteem for John Owen that I prefer the softer idea of caution. John Owen has attained (and...