Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior (2 Pet. 3:1–2, emphasis added). Obviously, many of the New Testament writers saw themselves as responsible for reminding God’s people about things they had previously been told. They knew it was necessary if the human mind was ever going