The disobedient (1 Peter 3:20) resting comfortably ....
Interesting!
LOL, so by this remark do you mean to suggest Jesus lied when He depicted a righteous man in complete comfort after death?
I did not think so.
BTW, Saint Peter read in context (it was a complete letter not disjointed talking points) is making my case.
Like God Himself depicted, the dead before His Death are in a common "realm" and divided into two groups, and only one of which is shown suffering greatly. Saint Peter is collectively speaking of ALL the spirits in that realm. Just like some of the folks before the flood were disobedient and SOME (8 he says) were saved by water. Saint Peter goes on to say so are some in the realm of the dead freed (to live according to God). But just like the times of Noah, Saint Peter notes some of the spirits in the realm of the dead were disobedient - that would be the ones suffering. Saint Peter is making a connection between what Noah did and Jesus did. But just like Noah did not save all, neither does Jesus "free" all from the realm of the dead when He descended there - but those He does free are "saved" more perfectly than what Noah did - the connection is water (flood and baptism).
Towards the end of the same section of the letter (4:6) he explains why the Gospels was preached in the realm of the dead. BTW as the Gospel message is primarily His Love demonstrated in His suffering and death, which frees those that were waiting for Him (in comfort like Lazarus) who had suffered the judgment of men in this life but upon hearing the Good News could then rise (spiritually) with Him to "LIVE according to God".
I'm not sure who "We" is, but I didn't.
In fact, the rest of that verse is what cinches it (for me,
anyway). As I pointed out previously (post #317), it
states that God is the Savior "especially" —
not "exclusively"— of those that believe.
Big difference, imo.
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Well taken out of context and changing a word to mean "especially" to help present that verse as proof of a UR belief already held is kind of convenient IMO. Especially given the same writer in the same letter says these things about this issue [my comments and underline added]:
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of
many [NOT ALL]; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."
"For by one offering he hath perfected forever
them that are sanctified" [VERY EXCLUSIVE] .
"But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul."
[MORE EXCLUSION - two groups of people - the damned and those that believe to the salvation of the soul]
"But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of
just men made perfect" [MORE EXCLUSION],
So I cannot agree that this Saint would agree that the word translated "specially" was meant to be understood as "not exclusive". Especially (pun intended), when every time he addresses it he makes it very exclusive.