Be Diligent

It’s the second to last week of our ‘Stand Firm’ Series going through 1 & 2 Peter. We spent three weeks in Chapter 2 taking a deep dive into Peter’s excursus on false teachers. But in Chapter 3, Peter has turned his attention back onto his beloved friends. 2 Peter 3:11-14 reads:

11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be inlives of holiness and godliness, 12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God,because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodieswill melt as they burn! 13 But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens anda new earth in which righteousness dwells.

14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by himwithout spot or blemish, and at peace.

Peter helps his beloved friends understand that there is an unbreakable link between conduct/character and conviction. If we are convicted that Christ will return then it will produce in us a character that reflects his own and conduct that conforms to his Kingdom ethic. By doing this, we actually cooperate with Christ in this Kingdom era and the preparation of this second coming! What a hope we have because of this. Give the sermon a listen as we take a deeper look at all of these beautiful realities.

Give the sermon text a read and a listen and we hope to see you this week at a Family Meal and/or a DNA group to dive even deeper.