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Pilgrims in Christ – Part 8
What we can learn from the letters of Peter about practice of faith in Christ in times of uncertainty.
1 Peter 1:22-25
22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; 24 for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, 25 but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
Peter was quoting from the prophet Isaiah and the same message that highlighted the public ministry of John the Baptist.
Peter was a disciple of John the Baptist before he went to follow Jesus.
Isaiah 40:3-8
3 A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. 5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
6 A voice says, “Cry!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. 7 The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows on it; surely the people are grass. 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
Matthew 3:1-3
1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”
Peter first learned the path of obedience and true repentance under John the Baptist and later with Jesus became preacher of truth and obedience for the LORD.
Our life as disciples of Jesus must in practice of obedience to the truth of God’s words.
The words of God are eternal.
David Z
Pilgrims in Christ – Part 7
What we can learn from the letters of Peter about practice of faith in Christ in times of uncertainty.
1 Peter 1:17-21
17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, 18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you 21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
This message from Peter to the disciples do speaks of God’s grace and mercy in providing redemption while upholding judgement.
Due to human sin and rebellion against God’s truth we had been down the path of darkness and without hope. And when people hear of the “judgement of God” reactions would either be in disbelieve or disregards while those who believe may just go away in fearful condemnation.
The path of redemption provided by God through the blood of Christ must be received with gratitude by living our new life in the fear of God. In the same context Peter speaks of being holy as in living in obedience to God’s words.
Peter highlighted the unparalleled sacrifice of Christ to redeem us from sin and death – The life and blood of Jesus a sinless pure character approved of God.
Peter’s message emphasized the foundation of our faith based on the sacrifice and resurrection of Christ. Therefore we are to remember salvation is of God through Jesus the Christ and we who received redemption are under obligation to live in newness of life in demonstration of obedience to God’s words.
This is our hope and future in Jesus, our inheritance and portions in the kingdom of God.
Peter’s message calls for perseverance, faith, and obedience to God’s words.
David Z