“The Validation of Our Salvation” # 2 1 Peter 1:18-21

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Date: July 7, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

The next six months may be one of the most dangerous times in our nation’s history. We are on the verge of a revolution, and as the likelihood of a massive sweeping Trump victory increases, so does the probability that we may see violence spread like wildfire. However, regardless of the level of unruliness in the world, God has called His people to be holy. He expects those He has redeemed by the shed blood of His Son to walk differently from the rest of the world. Therefore, regardless of the challenges we may face, which may include severe persecution, God has called us to live our lives in such a way that others can see Christ in us and be drawn to Him. Sunday, we return to our sermon series, “ How Should We Then Live?” – a study of the Epistles of Peter. The title of this sermon is “The Validation of Our Salvation – God’s call for His people to live in obedience.”

The next six months may be one of the most dangerous times in our nation’s history. We are on the verge of a revolution, and as the likelihood of a massive sweeping Trump victory increases, so does the probability that we may see violence spread like wildfire.

However, regardless of the level of unruliness in the world, God has called His people to be holy. He expects those He has redeemed by the shed blood of His Son to walk differently from the rest of the world. Therefore, regardless of the challenges we may face, which may include severe persecution, God has called us to live our lives in such a way that others can see Christ in us and be drawn to Him.

Sunday, we return to our sermon series, “ How Should We Then Live?” – a study of the Epistles of Peter. The title of this sermon is “The Validation of Our Salvation – God’s call for His people to live in obedience.”

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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 – Genesis 6:1-8 New Testament Reading – Romans 6:15-23

Peter was writing to Christians facing severe persecution for their expressed faith in Jesus Christ as the Messiah.

In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus told the multitude to love their enemies and so prove themselves to be “the sons of your Father in heaven.”

In 1 Peter 1:18, Peter used the word “redemption” to remind his readers how they had been saved, from what, and for whom.

In 1 Peter 1:13 – 2:3, Peter outlined three dimensions of a believer’s proper response to God’s gift of salvation, and He began with our response to God.

In 1 Peter 1:18-20, Peter compared our redemption with Israel’s redemption from Egypt.

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