Peter says, “When it comes to your walk with the Lord, be diligent. Don’t be half-hazard. Don’t be lazy. Don’t be passive. Go after it with all you have. Find out the things that you know that make you grow in Christ and help you to be a better Christian and concentrate on them.
Don’t miss church because you want to do something. Whatever it is that you want to do that causes you to miss church, most of it’s not worth that choice.” And in our culture today, they’ve programmed everything on Sunday as if to concentrate on people not going to church. And you have to be diligent to not let that happen to you. You have to stand up and say, “No, church is a critical important issue in my life, and I’m not going to let you take that away from me.
” >> Thank you for watching Turning Point. Here is Dr. Jeremiah with his message, Tough- Minded About Heaven. In his second letter, Peter ended his letter with a question. After describing the renovation of the world at the end of the age, he said, “Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be?” That question is at the heart of our study today.
Now that we know what the Bible teaches about heaven, now that we know that God’s future has wonderful plans for his children, the question then is how should we now live because of what we know is coming. How should our life be changed? So in the verses that follow, Peter tells us the answer to that question. And I want to share them with you today.
In 1 Peter 1:13, the apostle uses a term that is the biblical equivalent of tough-mindedness. Here’s what he wrote. Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind. Now, that’s not a term we would use today. We don’t use the word gird. Loins of our minds. I’ve never said that in any normal conversation, but Peter is using an ancient expression which described the gathering up around the waist of the long eastern robes that would impede one’s progress in running.
