Willetton Christian Church

1 Peter 1:13-2:17. Dan Kroon. With Jesus the kingdom has come near. But it has not finished coming. With Jesus the kingdom is now. But it also not yet – not in its fullness – not until he returns. Until then, we, the church, live in between the ages – in an era of tension. We have the rule and blessing of Jesus and grace, and we have the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. But even though the new has come, the old has not yet gone. Inside us, the Spirit clashes with our fleshly and sinful desires. And outside us, the Church clashes with a world that doesn’t recognise God’s rule. So, in the age of the Spirit, we are called to keep in step with Spirit, putting off sin and putting on Christ. And we are called to go in the power of the Spirit, as strangers in the world, to be witnesses of Jesus Christ. So, while we have been given everything in Christ, perfection is still to come. The hope of glory to help us persevere.