Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
The verse follows the believer's decision that the past time spent in impurity and lust, drunkenness and excess of wine, revelry and banquetings, and abominable idolatry is enough. It pictures those who, in response to the sacrifice of God and Christ, have taken the mind of Christ and ceased from sin, so that they no longer live the rest of their time for human lusts but for the will of God. That break with sin is possible through Christ's sinless life and atoning death, by which humanity lays hold on divinity, becomes partaker of the divine nature, and escapes the corruption in the world through lust by overcoming temptation daily.
Those who still live in that reckless indulgence think it strange that believers will no longer run with them to the same excess of riot, and they speak evil of and malign them. Those who speak evil will give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
If old habits and practices and the former life of sin are not left behind and evil traits are not driven from the heart, the gospel seed is choked like wheat among thorns and becomes unfruitful; when the weeds are uprooted and the heart is kept under God's control, grace thrives and produces a precious crop. Because the end of all things is at hand, believers remain sober and watchful for prayer. They also live with fervent charity, hospitality, and faithful stewardship of God's grace.
The verse follows the believer's decision that the past time spent in impurity and lust, drunkenness and excess of wine, revelry and banquetings, and abominable idolatry is enough. It pictures those who, in response to the sacrifice of God and Christ, have taken the mind of Christ and ceased from sin, so that they no longer live the rest of their time for human lusts but for the will of God. That break with sin is possible through Christ's sinless life and atoning death, by which humanity lays hold on divinity, becomes partaker of the divine nature, and escapes the corruption in the world through lust by overcoming temptation daily.
Those who still live in that reckless indulgence think it strange that believers will no longer run with them to the same excess of riot, and they speak evil of and malign them. Those who speak evil will give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
If old habits and practices and the former life of sin are not left behind and evil traits are not driven from the heart, the gospel seed is choked like wheat among thorns and becomes unfruitful; when the weeds are uprooted and the heart is kept under God's control, grace thrives and produces a precious crop. Because the end of all things is at hand, believers remain sober and watchful for prayer. They also live with fervent charity, hospitality, and faithful stewardship of God's grace.