2peter 3:11 What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness. The following verse is a continuation from verse 10 , 2 peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be.
God is expecting your answer. What a manner of person are you? Do you like what God hate and hates what he likes? Do you know friendship to the world is enmity to God. James 4:4 don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
Believing in Christ have some cost. Galatians 5:24″Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. For if you suffer with him you will reign with him, 2 Timothy 2:12 : “If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us.
Having the knowledge that the wrath of God is coming to all sons of disobedience in verse 6 of Colosians 3, Col 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.
The scripture says live circumspectly not as fools, Eph 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise. The fools says there is no God and for this reason they live without inner constrain. Psalm 14:1 (NIV): “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.”
Every Christian should test whether he is in The faith 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.6 For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.
PRAYER
Heavenly father, I pray to be led by your Spirit that I may leave a life worth of the Lord.
FURTHER STUDIES
1 John 2:17 : “The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
the world and all its lust passes away
2 Timothy 4:10 : “for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica
1 Peter 1:15-16 : “But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy.'”
Romans 12:1 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”
Colossians 3:17 : “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
2 Corinthians 7:1 “Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.”
Ephesians 5:1-2 “Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
1 Thessalonians 4:7-8 “For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.”
Matthew 16:24: “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.'”
Ephesians 4:1″As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.”
Colossians 1:10 “So that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God.”
Philippians 1:27″Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together with one accord for the faith of the gospel.”