Revelation 3:Revelation 3: 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God. 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
The total transformation from the old man to the new ought to become the case with everyone who may currently be in a pre-conversion state, for the very same Jesus who once made Peter’s assessment has also made a similar evaluation of Christians living in our day, and beyond the shadow of any doubt, this includes us, the remnant people of God.
The following therefore are some of the behavioral patterns, as well as actions, deeds, and words, delineated in the pre-conversion state of Peter. They will include the good, the bad, and the ugly for we must keep in our minds that he has not been yet converted, although he is close to Christ.
[1] Peter was at this time baptized, and he had also been baptizing other people. Question: Is it possible for some preachers to be baptizing folk, while they themselves are unconverted? It is a very sobering question indeed.
John 3: 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
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