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The Trial of Your Faith
To become a Christian, we face the simplest of tasks. And the most profound: to present our body as a "living sacrifice". Continuing in the theme defined by Romans 12:1 and 2, we now turn to 1 Peter 1 to discover another, even more detailed corroboration of what our life entails, what obedience will require, and what rewards and blessings we might hope for at the end. The answers are stunning, exciting, and sobering. It turns out that faith comes as the result of growth, and growth comes as a result of allowing God to change the way we think and act. It is a team effort: us and the Heavenly Father.
This will be an in-depth study of 1 Peter 1:1-9.
This new podcast is meant for serious Christians -- people who are focused on following Jesus faithfully, until death. The trials are real, but the joys are beyond expression. Eye has not seen, nor ear heard ... the things God has been preparing for those who love him supremely.
The more we pay attention to the terms of discipleship and predictions of the actual deeds of Jesus' truest followers, there have not been many humble, meek Jesus followers who made it into the pages of history. Most genuine, obedient Christians have been laboring in anonymity, ignored or even hounded by the powerful forces of the outwardly respectable, "orthodox" Christian geopolitical system.
For the most part, the true followers of Jesus were not famous, they did not have official recognition, they did not seek or gain political power, and often they were oppressed, persecuted, neutralized in this life. Probably, few made their living as "ministers of the gospel". They were like the ancient prophets of old
-- men and women who suffered for their faithfulness-- "of whom the world was not worthy."
But the future era will be different. Jesus will exalt his obedient followers. They will be revealed by him as having been victorious in his eyes. He will promote them to places of power and influence in his future "government of the world, when the times are ripe for it." (Ephesians 1:9,10 -- Weymouth translation.)
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By Owen KindigTo become a Christian, we face the simplest of tasks. And the most profound: to present our body as a "living sacrifice". Continuing in the theme defined by Romans 12:1 and 2, we now turn to 1 Peter 1 to discover another, even more detailed corroboration of what our life entails, what obedience will require, and what rewards and blessings we might hope for at the end. The answers are stunning, exciting, and sobering. It turns out that faith comes as the result of growth, and growth comes as a result of allowing God to change the way we think and act. It is a team effort: us and the Heavenly Father.
This will be an in-depth study of 1 Peter 1:1-9.
This new podcast is meant for serious Christians -- people who are focused on following Jesus faithfully, until death. The trials are real, but the joys are beyond expression. Eye has not seen, nor ear heard ... the things God has been preparing for those who love him supremely.
The more we pay attention to the terms of discipleship and predictions of the actual deeds of Jesus' truest followers, there have not been many humble, meek Jesus followers who made it into the pages of history. Most genuine, obedient Christians have been laboring in anonymity, ignored or even hounded by the powerful forces of the outwardly respectable, "orthodox" Christian geopolitical system.
For the most part, the true followers of Jesus were not famous, they did not have official recognition, they did not seek or gain political power, and often they were oppressed, persecuted, neutralized in this life. Probably, few made their living as "ministers of the gospel". They were like the ancient prophets of old
-- men and women who suffered for their faithfulness-- "of whom the world was not worthy."
But the future era will be different. Jesus will exalt his obedient followers. They will be revealed by him as having been victorious in his eyes. He will promote them to places of power and influence in his future "government of the world, when the times are ripe for it." (Ephesians 1:9,10 -- Weymouth translation.)