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NASB | 1 Peter 1:17 ¶ If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 1:17 ¶ If you address as Father, the One who impartially judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves in [reverent] fear [of Him] and with profound respect for Him throughout the time of your stay on earth. |
Subject: Fear God! |
Bible Note: Hank They the Puritans may fare fairly well in today's society. People would quickly realize these are people to be respected because they live as they say. Look at the Amish, many stand in admiration of them, why because they at least have the guts to live as they believe. Society sees the church today a living lie, we say one thing and live another. What is there to respect? That our divorce rate is higher than secular worlds? That our children are involved in the same things theirs are? That our clergy is above reproach when we read about them almost nightly being arrested for one thing or another? That our joy is greater than theirs, when in fact the Christian face is probably the most saddest? Or our peace when we have beg for money to pay our debts? That we have firm direction in life when we can’t decide the right way to worship our God? That we love our neighbors like ourselves as we talk about the Baptist, the Methodist, Catholics? That we are loyal when we change churches faster than most change wall paper. That were honest as we see one ministry after another investigated for scams. That we follow the law as we speed pass with our I love Jesus bumper stickers. That we prefer our brother over ourselves but then put the displays on we do in church parking lots after service. Just let a bum walk into our churches as see how very Christian we are. People will rush to give him their seat as they rush to get away from him. No I think the Puritan or person that is willing to live for his conviction would be well received today. Believe it or not society is looking for the answer but until the church starts living like Christ the answer won’t be found there. EdB |