Past Suffices
July 3, 2023
“Past Suffices”
Blessings folk!
As we have seen, we are to live in the way of Christ.
We are to arm ourselves with His way of thinking.
We are to put to death the flesh.
We are to die to the fleshly, worldly desires that press in on us.
We are to no longer live for the desires of the flesh.
We are to live for the will of God.
Then, Peter says this…
1 Pe 4:3
For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.
ESV
Peter/Spirit is doing a couple of things here.
Reminding what the lifestyle of the Gentile is…
Sensuality
Passions
Drunkenness
Orgies
Drinking parties
Lawless idolatry.
Then, remind that such activities are not for the Believer in the present.
No longer are we to live this way.
The past suffices.
The present/future calls for holiness and righteousness.