Divine Discipline and Deliverance
2 Peter 2:4-9

I. The Sovereignty of God’s Judgment
A. The Punishment of the Rebellious
1. Judgment of the Fallen “For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell” (2 Pet 2:4).
2. Judgment of the Ungodly “And spared not the old world, but saved Noah…”; (2 Pet 2:5).
3. Judgment of Immorality “And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes…”; (2 Pet 2:6).
B. The Severity of Sin
1. Imprisonment of the Wicked “Delivered them into chains of darkness” (2 Pet 2:4).
2. Final Justice “To be reserved unto judgment” (2 Pet 2:4).
3. Divine Discipline as a Signpost “Making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly”(2 Pet. 2:6)

II. The Salvation of the Righteous
A. The Protection of the Righteous
B. The Preservation of the Pure and the Punishment of the Perverse

III. The Sovereignty of God’s Strategy
A. Divine Deliberation
B. God’s Strategy to Discourage Sin
C. The Unchangeable Will of God