With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; 5 but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
“Bridge Out”. Imagine that you can see this sign clearly and pull over to stay safe as car after car flies by, honking their horn and saluting you as they angrily glare at you. They cannot understand why you are not driving straight ahead like everyone else. You on the other hand cannot understand why they cannot see the warning sign. They simply are not looking for it. This will get you ready for Peter’s admonition to his audience about the treatment they will soon receive from those in the Roman Empire. Peter himself will fall victim to the hatred.
Come to Cape Community Church tomorrow and find out what this is in respect to; sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. We will see that there is nothing new under the sun, as Ecclesiastes said. There was bad TV back then too but it was live action bad TV. People engaged in these behaviors because, why not? Everyone else is doing it. They are in their car and cars are meant to go forward, fast. That there is a sign saying, “Bridge Out” means nothing to them. We must tell them. The Bible says that the earthly bridge is out but the Savior Jesus Christ made a bridge to cross the chasm to God and he did it with his own cross. Come rejoice with us in praise and worship that our sign says…
Lord Lives.
Pastor Brad Boyer
Cape Community Church