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As Those Who Have Been Chosen by God to Be His People for the
Preeminence of Christ, Our Being under God’s Heavenly Rule; Our
Needing to Realize this and Be Submissive to God’s Heavenly Rule
As those who have been chosen by God to be His people for the
preeminence of Christ, we are under God’s heavenly rule; we need to realize
this and be submissive to God’s heavenly rule. We were chosen by God to be
His people. We are His people so that Christ may have the preeminence in
any matter of our personal life, our human life, married life, family life, and
church life. Any area where Christ does not have the first place yet is an area
that needs God’s governmental rule. When I have a failure in this and that or
make a mistake in this and that, the core reason, in this instance, is because
I was not under the throne and in this matter, I was not under the rule. I need
to confess not only the mistake I made and the reaction I had. It could be
something elementary like having a quick reaction to my beloved wife. It may
have been calm, but I did it. I have to realize that it is because Christ is not yet
fully preeminent. We honor the heaven’s rule, receive the grace, and humble
ourselves. I like to close my eyes and just dream a little bit that throughout the
Philippines, Christ has the preeminence — in Luzon, the preeminence; in all
the islands in Visayas, the preeminence; and in Mindanao, the preeminence.
No matter, no thing, and no person has the preeminence but Christ Himself.

THE EPISTLES OF 1 AND 2 PETER BEING ON THE
UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT OF GOD

The Epistles of 1 and 2 Peter are on the universal government of God.
The Subject of 1 Peter Being the Christian Life under the Government
of God, Showing Us the Government of God Especially in His Dealings
with His Chosen People
The subject of 1 Peter is the Christian life under the government of
God, showing us the government of God especially in His dealings with His
chosen people. If you read through 1 Peter again from this point of view it
will be quite enlightening. Everything Peter covers in this epistle is related
to the Christian life under the government of God. Let me just ask you in a
friendly, pleasant way. I am sure many of us have had to speak at wedding
meetings. Have you ever given a message or fellowship at a wedding meeting
that has as its subject “Married Life under the Government of God”? But look