1 Peter 1:18–19 (ESV) — 18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways
inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or
gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of
a lamb without blemish or spot.
NOTE: The world's
way of living, which the Gentiles had inherited from their fathers is futile.
It gains nothing. It has no eternal value. It does not offer real life. What is
the world's way of living? Doing good deeds (a few more than the bad) to earn acceptance
by God. Putting yourself first and living for yourself, let everyone else worry
about themselves. Eat, drink, and party your existence into the grave, at least
you will have fun. But every one of those three statements are lies and are
futile. The blood of Christ has rescued us from our blindness and that way of
thinking. We can now experience real peace and real joy, just as God created us
to experience life. We need to throw off the lie, and take hold of truth. Only
then will we understand how much we had lost.
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