1 Peter: Keeping Our Conduct Honorable

Christians, we might read verse 11’s “abstain from the passions of the flesh” and think of nothing more than sins some of us might have never committed like adultery or fornication, and thus sincerely say to ourselves, “Well, that’s not something that I have to worry about.”  We might read verse 12’s “Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable” and automatically think, “You know, I’m generally a good person and, while I’m not perfect, my conduct is certainly better than a lot of people’s!  So I think it’s pretty clear that I am doing exactly what this verse wants me to do.”  However, is that always the case?… Read More 1 Peter: Keeping Our Conduct Honorable

1 Peter: The Reason We Are Christians

Basically, we are Christians to tell others about how and why we are Christians.  Going to heaven and being saved from hell by the grace and love of God and the sacrifice of Christ on the cross?  Yes, one could say those are also reasons we are Christians, although in the context of what Peter is saying here I would say they are more the wonderful benefits of being Christians than anything else.  But our purpose for being “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession”?  Never forget, Christians.  Our purpose for being Christians is to evangelize.    … Read More 1 Peter: The Reason We Are Christians