“With A Clear Conscience” 1 Peter 3:8-17

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Date: February 14, 2021 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

The caller asked: “Pastor, why do you think God is allowing Christians in America to suffer persecution?” I answered, “To bring the American church to its knees!” That’s the timeless truth of our study of 1st Peter. The Apostle didn’t waste time sympathizing with the Christians who were suffering persecution. His counsel was for them to change their attitude toward their suffering, view it as God’s process of conforming them to the image of Christ, and submit to it. I realize this call to surrender and submit to those who persecute us is different from what many of you believe Christians should be doing today, but I remind you; the call is from the Lord Himself.

The caller asked: “Pastor, why do you think God is allowing Christians in America to suffer persecution?” I answered, “To bring the American church to its knees!”

That’s the timeless truth of our study of 1st Peter. The Apostle didn’t waste time sympathizing with the Christians who were suffering persecution. His counsel was for them to change their attitude toward their suffering, view it as God’s process of conforming them to the image of Christ, and submit to it. I realize this call to surrender and submit to those who persecute us is different from what many of you believe Christians should be doing today, but I remind you; the call is from the Lord Himself.

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The title of this sermon series is from 2 Peter 3:11, where the Apostle Peter asked, “Seeing all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of men ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness.”

Certainly, Christians must be much in prayer over the distress of the nations of the world and the imminent demise of America.

Certainly, Christians must be much in prayer for the legislation President Biden has agreed to sign called “The Equality Act.”

In our battle with the god of this world, and with those he uses to persecute us, we must not yield to our old nature and defend ourselves with the weapons of the flesh.

If we want to love life and see good days, even while we are being persecuted for our faith, we must change our attitude toward what is happening to us and toward those who are persecuting us.

Peter then gave five characteristics of that honorable conduct:

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