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God is our refuge and strength! As a pastor I hear this lament all of the time, sometimes it even comes from my own lips, "Why doesn't God help me in my troubles?" This is a legitimate question to ask. A lot of Christians tend to be afraid of asking God why, or earnestly seek to resolve their crisis. Thinking I do not have enough faith or I would not go through this. Or I do not want others to know, for they would think bad of me or that I caused it. Or we use the crisis to grab the attention ourselves. If we are going through tough times, we need to know why, and what we should do when we are in them. If not we...
Is the companionship and closeness we are to have with one another.
Peter then shifts his focus to his coming departure from this life. He conveys to us that life is short and we must take the initiative to do what we can here and now with what Christ has given to us.
Sees a situation from the viewpoint of each person involved.
The main theme of Peter's message is stated here, to pay attention to Christ, not to falsehoods.
Exhibits an attitude to learn from ones setbacks.
We are called to know Christ better and to practice moral excellence.
Is defined as the loyalty and honor of one's nationality.
The authentic knowledge of Christ that is revealed to us is the foundation of our faith.
Is the recognizing and respecting of others.