The idea of “losing one’s salvation” is a shocking thought. Reading through 2 Peter, the shock sizzles immediately in the very first verse. The false teachers whom Peter later condemns in chapter 2 aren’t outsiders slipping in through cracks. They are insiders like Peter himself. He speaks to all his readers as those who have “obtained a faith of equal standing with ours” (2 Pet 1:1). Whoever “us” refers to—apostles or other believers—the point is clear. Peter is talking to p

"Mellow," according to the Urban Dictionary is a word that refers to “a person’s composure.” It's a reference to “a person’s ability to give others around them the feeling of calm and relaxation especially in the midst of a stressful situation.” Notice that the core component of “mellowness” is the effect this person’s composure has on others. One's mellowness, although one's personal trait, affects other people. A modern way of defining this word is to be “chill” or “be pa