Scripture: 2 Peter 2: 20-21
And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before. It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life.
Scripture Commentary: As Christians we know Christ.
We study His words and try to live a life that is as close to His as we can. But we are human and easily get tangled up in our weakness. But we know Our Lord!
We know we can call on Christ in our need and not give in to our weakness.
When we gave ourselves to Christ to be His servants, we placed ourselves in His hands. We are to live a life as close to His as possible so others can see the Christ in us.
In these verses, Peter speaks of people who have learned about Christ but reject the truth and return to their old ways. These people are worse off than before because they rejected the only way out of sin. They rejected the way to salvation and are now truly lost in sin.
If we refuse to follow God, we will follow our own desires and become enslaved to what our bodies want. However, if we submit our lives to Christ, He will free us from slavery to sin.
Serve Christ and free yourself from all sin!
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