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

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Date: August 2, 2020 Author: Wayne J. Edwards, Pastor

Are we living up to our calling? Beloved, God has called us, saved us, redeemed us, forgiven us, cleansed us, adopted us, and given us the right to be called His sons; even equal heirs with Jesus in the family of God. Now, what are we doing, not to earn or deserve what God has given to us by His grace alone, but to as Paul said, “Walk worthy of such a high calling; such a high honor to be called a child of God?” Does our living match our calling?

Are we living up to our calling? Beloved, God has called us, saved us, redeemed us, forgiven us, cleansed us, adopted us, and given us the right to be called His sons; even equal heirs with Jesus in the family of God. Now, what are we doing, not to earn or deserve what God has given to us by His grace alone, but to as Paul said, “Walk worthy of such a high calling; such a high honor to be called a child of God?” Does our living match our calling?

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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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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.

Expressing one’s faith in God alone, or in Jesus Christ alone, is an incomplete confession of faith, and insufficient for eternal salvation.

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