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1 Peter 4 – “I just barely made it”
In preparation for another commentary I am just beginning to write on 1 Peter, my wife and I were reading that book this morning for our devotions. It is amazing what Peter says throughout the book, but there is one part that particularly jumped out at me this morning.
In 1 Peter 4:18, Peter asks this rhetorical question, “And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?” In essence, Peter is saying that Christians barely made it in and if it is that tough for us to be “in,” how much more difficult is it for the unsaved?
It is absolutely true. I just barely made it and through no works of my own. God opened my eyes, allowing me by His graciousness to see the truth. Once seeing the truth, He allowed me to embrace it. I did nothing except believe as Paul says in Romans 10:9-10.
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