Preventing a Fall
Repeatedly I hear from wives and mothers that they desire to be effective in the call God has placed on their lives. But they think that serving the Kingdom will be out of reach for them until they are purged from all the consequences wrought by their sins prior to conversion.
- Andrea G. Schwartz,
From The Kingdom Driven Family Blog:
Some books of the Bible are more popular than others, and are quoted more often. One of the advantages of reading through the entire Bible on a regular basis is that you are reminded of enduring truths (or are informed of them for what seems like the first time). Second Peter falls into this category, and contains important promises that can comfort many who struggle with the consequences of their lives before Christ.
Repeatedly I hear from wives and mothers that they desire to be effective in the call God has placed on their lives. But they think that serving the Kingdom will be out of reach for them until they are purged from all the consequences wrought by their sins prior to conversion. Second Peter differs with such thinking:
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. (2 Pet. 1:3-4)
- Andrea G. Schwartz
Andrea Schwartz is Chalcedon’s family and Christian education advocate, and the author of eight books including: A House for God: Building a Kingdom-Driven Family, The Biblical Trustee Family: Understanding God’s Purpose for Your Household, Empowered: Developing Strong Women for Kingdom Service, Woman of the House: A Mother’s Role in Building a Christian Culture, and The Homeschool Life: Discovering God’s Way to Family-Based Education. She’s also the co-host of the Out of the Question podcast, the Chalcedon podcast, and has an active teaching schedule with women and high schooled students.. She can be reached at [email protected].