Standing firm in a beautiful but hostile world
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Standing firm in a beautiful but hostile world
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What does it look like to live as a Christian in a world that's beautiful but hostile? Stu wraps up our series through 1 Peter with a challenging message about standing firm while we wait for Jesus to return.
Using the metaphor of traveling through Queensland in a Kombi van—encountering cassowaries, platypuses, and everything else trying to kill them—Stu paints a picture of our world: gorgeous, but fallen. Dangerous, but not without hope.
Peter's final instructions in his letter come down to this: because the end is near and Jesus could return any day, live with clarity and love. Pray with sober minds. Serve with your gifts. Lead humbly. Resist the devil. Don't let pride cloud your humility. Don't become spiritually sedentary.
Stu asks:
- What are the things you're proud of that you couldn't exist without?
- How often do you check your spiritual health compared to your bank account?
- Are you talking to the Lord?
It isn't about religious performance or spiritual anxiety. It's about living with an eternal perspective that changes how we treat others, how we handle attacks, and how we invest our time. It's about urgency, not anxiety. It's about being active Christians, not sedentary ones.