“The Validation of Our Salvation” 1 Peter 1:13-17

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Date: June 23, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

While I want to rejoice when I read the reports of a “flash revival” or “massive baptism,” in all honesty, I cringe. Unless those “decisions” are qualified and manifested into true “conversions,” according to Matthew 25:15, those well-meaning efforts could make that person twice as hard to reach with the true gospel. The validation of our salvation is not manifested by a lost person’s decision but rather by the total transformation of their lives. They no longer walk according to the course of this world, doing whatever they want to satisfy the desires of the flesh. They walk in the pursuit of holiness, without which no one will see God. The title of this sermon series is “How Should We Then Live?” The answer, of course, is to live “in Christ” so that others see the hope within us and be drawn to Him.  In this sermon we will look at “The Validation of Our Salvation.”

While I want to rejoice when I read the reports of a “flash revival” or “massive baptism,” in all honesty, I cringe. Unless those “decisions” are qualified and manifested into true “conversions,” according to Matthew 25:15, those well-meaning efforts could make that person twice as hard to reach with the true gospel.

The validation of our salvation is not manifested by a lost person’s decision but rather by the total transformation of their lives. They no longer walk according to the course of this world, doing whatever they want to satisfy the desires of the flesh. They walk in the pursuit of holiness, without which no one will see God.

The title of this sermon series is “How Should We Then Live?” The answer, of course, is to live “in Christ” so that others see the hope within us and be drawn to Him.  In this sermon we will look at “The Validation of Our Salvation.”

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In the first-century, the anchor was a symbol for hope and steadfastness for Christians suffering persecution. Anchors are found in many inscriptions in the catacombs of Rome, and they were worn by many Christians as a sign that their hope was in Christ alone. The source for this symbol is found in Hebrews 6:19, “Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast.”

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Old Testament Reading – Psalm 62:1-12 New Testament Reading – Titus 2:1-15

The theme of all scripture is God’s plan for man’s redemption –

i.e., our eternal salvation. The first chapter of Peter’s first epistle addresses three aspects of our eternal salvation.

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