In the ancient Greek
world many came to believe that the material world itself, including their
physical bodies, were corrupt and needed to be ‘escaped.’ They wanted to escape
to a non-material world. Peter reveals that it is not the physical world they
need to escape from, but the sinful desires that undermine all that is good
about the world God created. Peter tells us that God has given us all we need
to live a good and purposeful life, listing virtues that are meant to replace
unhealthy patterns.
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