Blessed To Be A Blessing
The immoral culture of today’s world puts pressure on us to put our selfish desires first. Scripture gives us clear instructions to respond to what is right and righteous if we desire to see better days.
Author
Young Ghun
Obedience
Blessed To Be A Blessing
The immoral culture of today’s world puts pressure on us to put our selfish desires first. Scripture gives us clear instructions to respond to what is right and righteous if we desire to see better days.
Young Ghun
Context
- Peter has proclaimed that a Christ-centered hope gives us a lens in which to see the world, know our true identity, and carry ourselves well amidst suffering.
Examine the Passage
- The characteristics of believers are displayed specifically by how we relate to one another (3:8).
- Christians are to silence and disarm the hostility of an unbelieving world with their Christlike conduct (3:9).
- Because God has blessed us with a living Hope and called us to a greater purpose we are to bless others (3:9).
- Peter quotes Psalm 34 as an encouragement, if we are to love life and see good days, we must be obedient to the Word of God (3:10-12).
Examine Your heart
- Because God has blessed you to be a blessing, you must lovingly have the courage to talk to people, not about people.
- Because God has blessed you to be a blessing, you must confront the pride and selfishness in your heart.
- Because God has blessed you to be a blessing, you must repent, turn away from sin, and pursue righteousness through faith in Jesus.
