As believers in Christ, we are a holy priesthood, the coordinated body of priests, to be the built-up spiritual house, and our corporate priestly service is to tell out as the gospel the virtues of the One who has called us so that we may offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. […]
God uses Fiery Ordeals to Purify us: live the Christian Life under God’s Government
![Beloved, do not think that the fiery ordeal among you, coming to you for a trial, is strange, as if [it were] a strange thing happening to you. 1 Pet. 4:12](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Beloved-do-not-think-that-the-fiery-ordeal-among-you-coming-to-you-for-a-trial-is-strange-as-if-it-were-a-strange-thing-happening-to-you.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
As believers in Christ, we need to realize that God uses fiery ordeals to deal with us in the judgment of His governmental administration, which begins from His house, so we need to live the Christian life under the government of God, allowing the Lord to purify us and remove any dross from our being. […]
Seeing how Both Peter and Paul Participated in the Ministry of the New Testament
In 1 Peter we see the operation of the Triune God to carry out His threefold salvation; Peter spoke of the same things as Peter, for both were ministers in the same ministry, the ministry of the New Testament, dispensing the things of God’s economy into people. Amen! If we come to the Lord’s word […]
Partake of the Triune God by the Hidden Man of the Heart with the Spirit of Glory
![But the hidden man of the heart in the incorruptible [adornment] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is very costly in the sight of God. 1 Pet. 3:4](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/But-the-hidden-man-of-the-heart-in-the-incorruptible-adornment-of-a-meek-and-quiet-spirit-which-is-very-costly-in-the-sight-of-God.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
The central focus and basic structure of 1 and 2 Peter are the energizing Triune God operating in His economy to bring His chosen ones into the full enjoyment of the Triune God; we can partake of His riches as the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of Christ by means of the inner man […]
Pass the Time of our Sojourning in Fear & Be Humbled under the Mighty Hand of God
![And if you call [as] Father the One who without respect of persons judges according to each one's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear. 1 Pet. 1:17](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/And-if-you-call-as-Father-the-One-who-without-respect-of-persons-judges-according-to-each-ones-work-pass-the-time-of-your-sojourning-in-fear-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
As we see God’s government with His judgment both in the world situation and in our Christian life and church life, we should pass the time of our sojourning in fear, being willing to be humbled under the mighty hand of God and fearing God, revering Him, regarding Him in everything. Our God is a […]
The Government of God with His Judgment to Gain a Universe Filled with Righteousness
The subject of Peter’s Epistles is the government of God with His judgment, for in it we see how the judgment of God today begins from the house of God and how He desires to clear up and purify the whole universe to have a new universe filled with His righteousness for His delight. Amen! […]
As God Deals with us and we Cooperate with Him, Everything Depends on God’s Mercy
As believers in Christ, we need to see that everything depends on God’s mercy, for only God can lead us to where we should be, only He can work in us and around us what He wants to do, and no matter what we do or not do, it all depends on God’s mercy. Amen! […]