1 Peter 2:13-17
March 12th 2023, 2nd Holy Day of the month
Rev. Tadashi Nagae, pastor
March 12th 2023, 2nd Holy Day of the month
Rev. Tadashi Nagae, pastor
Today's passage again tells us about how Christians should walk.
The first is to submit ourselves to every human authority. We are foreigners and exiles in this world, but still, we need to walk our lives with testimonies, by taking responsibility in this world, and by obeying authority instituted among men.
The second is to walk as servants of God. We are subject to the authority of this world, but at the same time, we are regarded as God's servants and also free. We can become free only by obeying the Word of the Lord.
The third is to walk in the fear of God. When we walk in the fear of God, we respect all men and kings, and we can love our brethren. It is very important to fear God.
This world tells us of false freedoms. However, there is no freedom there, but bondage. Therefore, let us fear God, walk as His servants, and enjoy true freedom as we walk our lives!
The first is to submit ourselves to every human authority. We are foreigners and exiles in this world, but still, we need to walk our lives with testimonies, by taking responsibility in this world, and by obeying authority instituted among men.
The second is to walk as servants of God. We are subject to the authority of this world, but at the same time, we are regarded as God's servants and also free. We can become free only by obeying the Word of the Lord.
The third is to walk in the fear of God. When we walk in the fear of God, we respect all men and kings, and we can love our brethren. It is very important to fear God.
This world tells us of false freedoms. However, there is no freedom there, but bondage. Therefore, let us fear God, walk as His servants, and enjoy true freedom as we walk our lives!
<The Verse of the Bible>
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God's slaves.
1 Peter 2:16 (NIV)
