When you say you know God, are you saying you know of him or you know him intimately? When we have faith in Jesus, God bestows righteousness on us and we are holy in his sight, however, we are challenged to pursue holiness and righteousness in the sight of the world thereafter. For salvation sake, we are holy immediately upon faith. However, for the mission sake we must constantly and progressively allow God to refine us and make us more like him, more holy and more righteous. Lack of understanding of either righteousness (before God and before man) will lead to poor spending of the resources God has given us. Are you constantly striving to know God more intimately, to grow in holiness and righteousness all out of an understanding of your holiness before God because of your relationship with Jesus?
His People are Righteous, 2 Peter 1:3-7
May 29, 2022 • Kirby Neely • 2 Peter 1:3–7
Excited Expectation, 2 Peter 3:11-13
August 7, 2022 • Howie Close • 2 Peter 3:11–13
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God's Judgment of Creation, 2 Peter 3:8-10
July 24, 2022 • Kurt Birky • 2 Peter 3:8–10
From our limited perspective we can be left to wonder if God has abandoned control of the cosmos. Peter reminds us not to misinterpret god’s patience for slowness. While God’s complete and total judgement will come like a thief in the night, until then we are called to persist in living and preaching the gospel.