Living as a Christian: Teachings from First Peter by A. W. Tozer

Author:A. W. Tozer [Tozer, A. W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bible. N.T. Peter, 1st—Criticism, interpretation, etc., Christian life—Biblical teaching, Christian life—Christian and Missionary Alliance authors
ISBN: 9781441267450
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2010-01-14T00:00:00+00:00

9

THE CHRISTIAN’S

LIFE AMONG

NON-CHRISTIANS

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.

1 PETER 2:11

The church of Jesus Christ is flooded with people assuming authority from God that they do not really have. Whether this is a misunderstanding of Scripture or a simple defect in personality is beyond my comprehension. But I do know that not all boasts are rooted in Scripture.

Peter, as an apostle, had every authority that God ever gave to any man on earth…greater authority even than that enjoyed by Moses, because it was broader. And yet, Peter did not command these Christians scattered abroad but beseeched them and called them by a tender term of affection. “Dearly beloved, I beseech you.”

The reason is that there are certain moral acts that cannot be secured by commandments. Certain other ones can. It is altogether possible to command, “Thou shalt not kill,” because the act of murder can be restrained, and if we do not kill another, then we have fulfilled the commandment, and a human life has been saved. But there are certain other acts, which must be voluntarily obeyed if they are to be real, because willingness is a part of their moral content so that threats and force cannot work to secure these ends.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.