Chosen people? Royal priesthood? Holy nation? God’s special possession? It certainly sounds like Peter has moved on from his sin of denial. We believers need to do the same. If God remembers our sins no more, we need to follow His example. With His forgiveness extended to us, we experience peace with God. Why, then, should we continue to beat ourselves up about our sins?
In this sinful cardboard piece of a man, He continues to grow my capacity for love, joy, peace and goodness. He’s making me more faithful, patient and humble. I possess more self-control and kindheartedness.
We do this for ourselves, but we also do this for others. Once we become believers, we embark on a crucial rescue mission. Eternal lives are at stake. Those who desert us for the other side still need us. Even when they despise us, we must continue fighting for them.
A person who makes the wrong decision about Jesus Christ lives his entire life in vain. When he dies after rejecting Jesus, he discovers how vain his earthly life was. Dwelling in Hell for eternity is the most horrible vanity of all. It never ceases.