We want you to meet with God and be transformed by the Word this Sunday.

In our final week in Peter’s second letter, we turn to the apostle’s closing command: since this present world will be dissolved and re-created, how ought we to live? If we are in Christ, we can wait for the end of this world with eager anticipation because a better world is coming.

First, we must prepare to be found pure and at peace. Because we are waiting for a new heaven and a new earth where righteousness dwells, our present lives must be marked by holiness, godliness, and the supernatural peace of those who have been reconciled to God.

Second, Peter warns us that false teaching will lead to destruction. The ignorant and unstable twist the difficult parts of Scripture to fulfill their fleshly desires, leading themselves and their followers to ruin. We must guard ourselves against being carried away by such lawless people.

Finally, instead of falling into error, we are commanded to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. God’s grace is constantly pouring out on His people; but we must continually reorient ourselves toward God and his word if we expect to grow in his grace.

Before there is any power available to enable these pursuits, we must first be born again, placing our faith entirely in the finished work of Jesus Christ so that His perfect righteousness is imputed to us.

~ Pastor Michael