<p>3:14<i> Wherefore, beloved, seeing you look for these things, give diligence that you may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight</i>- With sins covered through the blood of Christ. Such a condition, even for these &quot;pure minds&quot; (:1), can only be achieved and maintained through much diligence. If it is our desire to be found acceptable by our bridegroom, our awareness of how near we are to meeting him will motivate us to constant self-examination so that we can be presented to him spotless.</p><p>Knowledge of the coming of judgment leads to self-examination: &quot;The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come... But who may abide the day of his coming?&quot; (Mal. 3:2 cp. Rev. 6:17). Belief in the second coming must provoke the question: &quot;What manner of persons ought (we) to be...&quot;, as we hasten towards the day of judgment? &quot;Wherefore, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent, that ye may be found of Him... without spot, and blameless&quot; (2 Pet. 3:11,14). When Israel knew Yahweh was going to appear, they were to prepare themselves against that day by sacrifice and atonement (Lev. 9:4). Jonah simply proclaimed that judgment would come upon Nineveh; as far as we know, he didn't appeal for repentance. But the very knowledge of judgment to come was in itself an imperative, a command, to the Ninevites to repent (Jonah 3:4,5). &quot;Let the bed be undefiled: <i>for</i> fornicators and adulterers God will judge&quot; (Heb. 13:4 RV). Sexual immorality is impossible if we truly believe rather than merely know&hellip; that judgment day is coming.</p>