As those under the mighty hand of God for His discipline, suffering in our soul, we should commit our souls to the faithful Creator who loves us and cares for us, realizing that we have died to sins in the death of Christ so that in His resurrection we might live to righteousness under God’s […]
Being Willing to be Humbled under God’s Mighty Hand to Enjoy the All Grace of God
We believers in Christ need to be willing to be humbled under the mighty hand of God, which carries out the government of God, for God gives grace to the humble but resists the proud; if we are humbled under God’s mighty hand, we can enjoy the Triune God as all grace in our daily […]
God uses Fiery Ordeals to Purify us: live the Christian Life under God’s Government
![Beloved, do not think that the fiery ordeal among you, coming to you for a trial, is strange, as if [it were] a strange thing happening to you. 1 Pet. 4:12](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Beloved-do-not-think-that-the-fiery-ordeal-among-you-coming-to-you-for-a-trial-is-strange-as-if-it-were-a-strange-thing-happening-to-you.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
As believers in Christ, we need to realize that God uses fiery ordeals to deal with us in the judgment of His governmental administration, which begins from His house, so we need to live the Christian life under the government of God, allowing the Lord to purify us and remove any dross from our being. […]
We Believers are under God’s Disciplinary Judgment Daily to Partake of His Holiness
![But according to the Holy One who called you, you yourselves also be holy in all [your] manner of life. 1 Pet. 1:15](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/But-according-to-the-Holy-One-who-called-you-you-yourselves-also-be-holy-in-all-your-manner-of-life.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Our God and Father is holy, He has regenerated us to produce a holy family, and we as His holy children should walk in a holy manner of life; therefore, we are under God’s disciplinary judgment daily so that all our holiness may be removed. Amen! God created the universe in a perfect way, and […]
The Universal Government of God: God Governs by Judging to bring in Righteousness
The Epistles of 1 and 2 Peter are on the universal government of God, showing us that we live a Christian life under the government of God, God governs by judging, judgement begins from the house of God, and as He judges us, He supplies us with His divine provision as grace. Amen! This week […]
The Triune God is our Full Enjoyment to Carry out the Economy of God for His Building
Although the subject of 1 and 2 Peter is God’s government, this is not the central focus and basic structure of these Epistles, which is the Triune God as our full enjoyment to carry out the economy of God. Amen! Everything concerning God’s government should bring us back to the central focus and basic structure […]
Pass the Time of our Sojourning in Fear & Be Humbled under the Mighty Hand of God
![And if you call [as] Father the One who without respect of persons judges according to each one's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear. 1 Pet. 1:17](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/And-if-you-call-as-Father-the-One-who-without-respect-of-persons-judges-according-to-each-ones-work-pass-the-time-of-your-sojourning-in-fear-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
As we see God’s government with His judgment both in the world situation and in our Christian life and church life, we should pass the time of our sojourning in fear, being willing to be humbled under the mighty hand of God and fearing God, revering Him, regarding Him in everything. Our God is a […]