Slides: Live Your New Life (1 Peter 1:13-2:3)

¹³ Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. ¹⁴ As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. ¹⁵ But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; ¹⁶ for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”¹⁷ Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear. ¹⁸ For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers,¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.²⁰ He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. ²¹ Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.²² Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. ²³ For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.²⁴ For, “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,²⁵ but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you. ^2:1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. ² Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, ³ now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

Set your hope

Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. (1:13)

• Jesus’ return gives ultimate grace.

• Active, sober, focused mind

Lies:

Be holy

As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance… “Be holy, because I am holy.” (1:14-15)

• God who called you is holy.

• Obedient, different, holy behavior

Lies:

Fear God

Since you call on a Father who judges each man’s work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear. (1:17)

• Father judges your every action.

• Fearful of offending your Father

Lies:

• God is too nice to judge anyone.

• Fear of God is harmful phobia.

Count on Christ

… you were redeemed … with the precious blood of Christ… Through him you believe in God who raised him from the dead. (1:18-21)

• Messiah’s blood buys freedom.

• Trusting and counting on God.

Lies:

• Jesus’ blood doesn’t pay or save.

• System and culture control you.

Love others

Love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again... through the living and enduring word of God. (1:22-23)

• God’s Word causes new birth.

• Brotherly, genuine, fervent love

Love, love, love

You love him. (1:8) Now that… you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. (1:22) Love the brotherhood of believers. (2:17) Love as brothers. (3:8) Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. (4:8) Greet one another with a kiss of love. (5:14)

Rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. (2:1) 

Lies:

 

Imperishable

• Inheritance: begotten again through risen Christ into imperishable inheritance (1:2-3)

• Payment: redeemed with Jesus’ precious blood, not with perishable things (1:18-18)

• Seed: …begotten again by imperishable seed, God’s living, eternal Word (1:23-25)

Crave

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. (2:2-3)

• God’s goodness is nourishment.

• Spiritual feasting and maturing

Lies:

Lies about God

• Jesus is never coming back.

• Holiness doesn’t matter to God.

• God is too nice to judge anyone.

• Jesus’ blood doesn’t pay or save.

• Rebirth is unneeded or ineffective.

• God is not good or delightful.

Lies about self

• This life is all that matters.

• Your urges define who you are.

• Fear of God is harmful phobia.

• System and culture control you.

• Be yourself; don’t try to change.

• Do whatever makes you happy.

Facts of new life

• Jesus’ return gives ultimate grace.

• God who called you is holy.

• Father judges your every action.

• Messiah’s blood buys freedom.

• God’s Word causes new birth.

• God’s goodness is nourishment.

Live your new life

• Active, sober, focused mind

• Obedient, different, holy behavior

• Fearful of offending our Father

• Trusting and counting on God

• Brotherly, genuine, fervent love

• Spiritual feasting and maturing