'In the future, righteousness will dwell. The righteousness here is God's righteousness (2 Pet. 1:1), which fills the future world with His glory and beauty. And Peter had clarified thoughout the letter that only the righteous will participate in that world.
Only those who heeded Peter's message [encompassing the gospel of Christ] will inherit the promises and enjoy the new world. We should remind ourselves that no notion of works righteousness is involved here, for as Peter had already taught (1:3-4), those who live righteously have been transformed by God Himself. They do what is right as a consequence of God's gracious work in their lives.'
T.Schreiner, New American Commenatary, 1, 2 Peter, Jude
on 2 Peter 3:13
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