Four Important Aspects of God's Economy in the New Testament (Based on Peter's Epistles)

 

Four Important Aspects of God's Economy in the New Testament (Based on Peter's Epistles)

1 Peter 1:2 - "According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, chosen by the Spirit for sanctification, to obey Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you."

2 Peter 1:3 - "His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence."

 

Aspect	Work	Process	Means	Application	Relevant Scriptures
I. The Triune God's Perspective	1. Choosing people 2. Redeeming people 3. Sanctifying people 4. Preserving people 5. Disciplining people 6. Bringing people to repentance 7. Glorifying people	1. Eternal election 2. Christ's manifestation 3. Holy Spirit's sanctification 4. Bestowing divine power 5. Administrative judgment 6. Patient waiting 7. Christ's glorious revelation	1. God's foreknowledge 2. Christ's substitutionary death 3. Christ's resurrection 4. Christ's ascension 5. Holy Spirit's power 6. Overall grace	1. Entering God's glory 2. Complete salvation 3. Establishing spiritual life 4. Preparing new heaven and earth	1. Election: 1 Peter 1:2 "chosen according to the Father's foreknowledge" 2. Calling: 2 Peter 1:3 "called us to His glory" 3. Christ's foreknowledge: 1 Peter 1:20 "foreknown before the foundation of the world" 4. Redemption: 1 Peter 2:24 "He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree" 5. Resurrection and Ascension: 1 Peter 3:21-22 "through the resurrection of Jesus Christ" 6. Holy Spirit's work: 1 Peter 4:14 "the Spirit of glory and of God" 7. Divine power: 2 Peter 1:3-4 "His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness" 8. Judgment: 2 Peter 2:4 "God did not spare angels when they sinned" 9. Patience: 2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slow about His promise" 10. Glorious hope: 1 Peter 1:7-9 "to be revealed in the last time"
II. Believers' Perspective	1. Being chosen 2. Regeneration 3. Serving God 4. Manifesting God 5. Serving people	1. Called 2. Saved 3. Growing 4. Transformed 5. Built up 6. Maturing	1. God's glory and virtue 2. Living word 3. Christ's resurrection 4. God's power 5. Spiritual virtues	1. Loving God 2. Loving one another 3. Glorifying God 4. Waiting for the Lord's return 5. Entering the eternal kingdom	1. Chosen: 1 Peter 2:9 "a chosen race" 2. Regeneration: 1 Peter 1:3 "born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ" 3. Serving: 1 Peter 2:5 "a holy priesthood" 4. Growth: 2 Peter 1:5-8 "adding virtue, knowledge, self-control, patience" 5. Manifesting God: 1 Peter 2:9 "to proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you" 6. Hope: 2 Peter 1:11 "entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" 7. Maturity: 2 Peter 3:18 "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ"
III. Satan's Perspective	Attacking believers	Roaming the earth, seeking to devour	Devil's strategies	Tempting and attacking believers	1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour"
IV. Cosmic Perspective	1. Judging fallen angels 2. Destroying ungodly world 3. Judging apostates 4. Burning heaven and earth	1. Flood judgment 2. City destruction 3. Final judgment 4. Creating new heaven and earth	1. God's righteousness 2. God's judgment 3. God's justice	1. Cleansing the universe 2. Establishing new order 3. Eternal righteousness dwelling	1. Fallen angels: 2 Peter 2:4 "God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell" 2. Flood judgment: 2 Peter 2:5 "bringing destruction upon the world of the ungodly" 3. City judgment: 2 Peter 2:6 "condemning them to destruction by reducing them to ashes" 4. Final judgment: 1 Peter 4:5 "ready to judge the living and the dead" 5. New heaven and earth: 2 Peter 3:13 "according to His promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells"

The translation captures the comprehensive view of God's economy as presented in Peter's epistles, highlighting the intricate work of the Triune God, believers, Satan, and the cosmic perspective in God's redemptive plan.

*Please refer to Thanksgiving 2024 International Conference: Living the Christian Life and Church Life under God's Administration for God's Economy - First Message: God's Administration for God's Economy