In 2 Peter 1:1 Peter gives the reader of this letter the “The secret of freedom” that satan will continue to seek to destroy: That at the heart of all true and lasting freedom there can only be loving bondage to Christ! We only need to examine personal and historical humanity to see the effect of satan’s lies. Liberty or freedom without any personal restraint is always self-destructive and in time will suppress other freedoms! The person who will not be bound to anything or anyone is the person who is most enslaved as the greater is never “free to” without being “free from”. Freedom must be limited and have structure to be enjoyed, and every type of freedom has to have its boundaries and chains. But it’s only if such enslavement is to Jesus Christ that a person is set free! Peter says that his service was tethered so much so to Jesus that “Nothing matters about me so long as the Lord is glorified”! In using the name and title of Jesus we see Peter define three doctrines of the faith:
•The deity of Jesus
•The humanity of Jesus
•The sacrificial atonement of Jesus as he is the Christ
Peter’s statement in verse 1 as to the secret of freedom suggests three things:
• That Peter accepted his position as a bondservant as an acknowledged fact!Peter was Jesus Christ’s salve. He had been bought at a price and was now Jesus’ property who had sole rights to His life!
• Peter allowed that above “FACT” to have an assumptive attitude in his life! It produced humility and paved the way to the right heart in service to Jesus and the Church.
• Finally, the “fact that transformed and attitude directed his mission and direction in life” as an apostle he was sent forth to do his master’s will when and where Jesus directed him. Through being bound to Christ Peter experienced perfect freedom orchestrating opportunities in harmony with the will of the Father!