2 Peter 3:14-18 Therefore, beloved, looking for these things, spotless and blameless in him, be diligent to be found in peace, 15 and consider the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, 16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. 17 You therefore, beloved, experientially knowing this beforehand, be on your guard lest, being carried away by the error of unprincipled men, you fall from your own steadfastness, 18 but grow in the grace and experiential knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him is the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Grace does not stop at salvation. Remember, grace is an attitude whereby God gives us benefits without considering merit. Christians share in a quality of the divine nature, 2 Peter 1:4; are immersed into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit, 1 Corinthians 12:13; are placed as sons, Ephesians 1:5; are legitimate children of God, 1 John 3:9; are righteous before God, Romans 5:1; just to name a few of these benefit. Now, we are going to look at how to use all of our benefits that God has given us in our daily lives.
Although we do not have our full redemption yet, the body and soul are waiting to be saved until we receive our full redemption, our position has changed. We are no longer in Adam, no longer considered condemned in God’s mind. We are now in Christ, and not only in Christ, but totally complete in Christ, Colossians 2:8-10. Now, in order to benefit from this change, we must alter our frame of mind to match what God thinks about us, because how we frame our minds directly affects our actions.
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