Simon
(Jesus named him Peter), was one that walked with "Your Lord and Savor
Jesus Christ and followed unto death of the flesh!
Simon
Peter as with all followers, teach you the 'True Christian Way'!
Following
the way while staying on the 'correct path is up to you'?
As
with 'Humpty-Dumpty' one can always fall off of the wall (path)!
At
this point in today's world an outsider is still asking,
"How
to tell which of the modern Christians are the correct ones to follow"?
To
me my friends, this speaks volume to you my "Christian Friends"!
Do
they follow Simon Peter or a human train wreck 'Modern Political Christian'?
"Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of
Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained
like
precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus
Christ:"
Peter
was emphasizing that Christians have all received the same priceless saving
faith.
There
are no first and second class Christians in spiritual, racial, or gender
distinctions
(Galatians
3:28).
Since
Peter was writing to mostly Gentiles, he may have been emphasizing that they
have
received
the same faith as the Jews (Acts 10:44-48; 11:17-18).
“Through
the righteousness”:
Peter’s
point is that believers share the equal gift of salvation
because
God’s righteousness is imputed to them.
That
righteousness recognizes no distinction
between
people except that the sins of some are more heinous than others.
So,
not only do they have faith because God gives it to them, they are saved only
because
God imputes righteousness to them (Rom. 3:26; 4:5; 2 Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:8-9).
Peter
urges his readers to grow to spiritual maturity.
“Add
to your faith”
indicates
the areas of growth that follow after salvation.
“Virtue”
is moral excellence. “Knowledge” is spiritual truth. “Temperance” is
self-control. “Patience” is endurance. “Godliness” is godlikeness. “Brotherly
kindness (Greek philadelphian), is brotherly love. “Charity” (Greek agape), is
volitional love. This process is a lifelong cycle of spiritual growth for all
believers.
My
thoughts along with my study
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