Man shall not live on bread alone …
Summary: There are two kinds of “bread” in the story about Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. One is bread for the body, the other is bread for the soul.
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Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires…
In yesterday’s post, “Party Clothes,” we talked about what it means to be the “people of God.” To illustrate, we turned to Matthew 22:1-14 where Jesus tells the parable of the Wedding Banquet.
We concluded the post with this:
“The people who accept Jesus’ offer of forgiveness are given this wedding garment. In spiritual terms, we are talking about party clothes for the most amazing event in the history of the universe.”
Now Peter continues his thought with what it means to put on and wear the righteousness of Christ. He begins with, “abstain from sinful desires.”
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