Where are you as the bride of Christ? Are you where you need to be?
In Peter’s first letter he addressed the attack on the church from the outside by Satan. He shared his burden for the believers who were going through the fire. He was moved to write second letter because people of God were being seduced by false prophets … false teachers who call themselves Christians.
The church cannot be destroyed by the enemy’s fierce torments from the outside, but false teaching from the inside could destroy it. Looking back at Ezekiel, the Jews followed false prophets and were driven away from God and into the world’s system. That very thing was being repeated and Peter shouted the warning.
Take a journey through Peter’s second letter and see what wisdom he has for us here in the 21st century. Look at what he was warning the Christians in the first century about that is alive and well today — false teaching. I explore this subject in several areas that all deal with our spiritual growth as the bride of Christ in my book.
In Chapter 1 Peter matches our Christian calling and resources with our growth in practical holiness; faith’s convictions. In Chapter 2 he urges us to resist false teaching; faith’s contention. And in Chapter 3 his message is to live in the light of the coming day of God; faith’s consummation.
Our challenge is to allow the Holy Spirit to move us on from the Cross along the path to spiritual maturity; to move us from just being IN Christ to become OF Christ (Romans 8:28-29). We cannot be satisfied with just being saved. There is a lifetime of growth that God has planned for us as we slowly become transformed into His image by living the life we have been given in the Holy Spirit … The Life of Christ. He has given us all of Himself and our life’s purpose here on earth is to work with the Holy spirit to begin cleansing our wedding dress of all the spots and blemishes the world has brought us.
Listen to Peter … he opens his second letter by addressing it to those who have attained a faith of equal standing to his by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ… to us, Jesus’ bride.
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