“The Search for Authentic Christianity” # 3 1 Peter 1:1-2

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Date: May 19, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

The title of this sermon series is “How Should We Then Live?” Our purpose is to declare what the Scriptures define as an “Authentic Christian” for there are many false professors among the true confessors, and they are giving Christianity a bad name. Perhaps the first place to begin is in our “calling,” for in 2 Peter 2:10, the Apostle urged his readers to “be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure.” In 2 Thessalonians 2:13, the Apostle Paul said, “W e should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.” In John 6:37, Jesus said, “ All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.” Admittedly, the two concepts don’t seem to go together. However, both are true, and we must accept them both by faith. Our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior rests entirely on God’s election. And yet the day we heard the gospel and received Jesus Christ as our Savior, we did so because of an internal desire, but even that desire was God-given — He supplied the necessary faith so we could believe (Eph. 2:8). The Sunday morning sermon is titled: “How Should We Then Live?” The Search for Authentic Christianity # 3

The title of this sermon series is “How Should We Then Live?” Our purpose is to declare what the Scriptures define as an “Authentic Christian” for there are many false professors among the true confessors, and they are giving Christianity a bad name.

Perhaps the first place to begin is in our “calling,” for in 2 Peter 2:10, the Apostle urged his readers to “be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure.”

Admittedly, the two concepts don’t seem to go together. However, both are true, and we must accept them both by faith. Our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior rests entirely on God’s election. And yet the day we heard the gospel and received Jesus Christ as our Savior, we did so because of an internal desire, but even that desire was God-given — He supplied the necessary faith so we could believe (Eph. 2:8).

The Sunday morning sermon is titled: “How Should We Then Live?” The Search for Authentic Christianity # 3

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Old Testament Reading – Exodus 24:3-8 New Testament Reading – 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

In his first epistle, Peter affirmed the doctrine of election to comfort those Christians who were being persecuted for their faith.

Those elected to be saved are also elected to serve. In that regard, we should live each day of our lives to answer the question: “How Should We Then Live?”

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