“The Validation of Our Salvation” # 3 1 Peter 1:18-21

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Date: July 14, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

For some time now, those who are deliberately and intentionally tearing down our Judea-Christian culture have dared Christian conservatives to rise and say, “Enough!” Their goal is to entice us to a street brawl so the current administration can declare martial law and restrict our freedoms. Beloved, we must not “take the bait!” This is a crucial point we will explore in our current sermon series. Retaliation is the way of the world, but we are called to a higher standard as God’s people. This is why Jesus instructed us to ‘Love our enemies.’ This is not a sign of weakness but a powerful testimony to our transformation. It is the evidence that we have been born again, and the more we respond with love, the more they will see that their persecution only strengthens us. This Sunday, we continue our sermon series, “How Should We Then Live?” a study of the Epistles of Peter. This series aims to delve deeper into Peter’s teachings and understand how we, as God’s people, should live in today’s world. The title of this sermon is “The Validation of Our Salvation—God’s call for His people to live in Hope, Holiness, and Honor.”

For some time now, those who are deliberately and intentionally tearing down our Judea-Christian culture have dared Christian conservatives to rise and say, “Enough!” Their goal is to entice us to a street brawl so the current administration can declare martial law and restrict our freedoms. Beloved, we must not “take the bait!” This is a crucial point we will explore in our current sermon series.

Retaliation is the way of the world, but we are called to a higher standard as God’s people. This is why Jesus instructed us to ‘Love our enemies.’ This is not a sign of weakness but a powerful testimony to our transformation. It is the evidence that we have been born again, and the more we respond with love, the more they will see that their persecution only strengthens us.

This Sunday, we continue our sermon series, “How Should We Then Live?” a study of the Epistles of Peter. This series aims to delve deeper into Peter’s teachings and understand how we, as God’s people, should live in today’s world. The title of this sermon is “The Validation of Our Salvation—God’s call for His people to live in Hope, Holiness, and Honor.”

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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 – Jeremiah 9:12-16, 23-26 New Testament Reading – Galatians 5:16-26

In his letter of exhortation to Christians facing persecution for their expressed faith in Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the Apostle Peter defined the three dimensions of a believer’s proper response to God’s gift of eternal salvation.

“I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called.” Ephesians 4:1

It is imperative that we understand the whole nature of our redemption before trying to live according to the principles of the Christian life. Our theology sets the pattern for our orthodoxy – what we truly believe about God is manifested in how we behave .

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