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Are You the People of God?

Are You the People of God?. 1 Peter 2:9-10. 1 Peter 2:9-10.

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Are You the People of God?

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  1. Are You the People of God? 1 Peter 2:9-10

  2. 1 Peter 2:9-10 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, aholy nation, a people forGod’sown possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

  3. 1 Peter 2:9-10 Big Idea: Big Idea: The People of God have not been granted wages or rights, but only gifts and privileges: • The privilege of election by Christ • The privilege of dominion with Christ • The privilege of separation to Christ • The privilege of possession by Christ • The privilege of proclamation of Christ • The privilege of illumination in Christ • The privilege of compassion from Christ

  4. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ(9a) A. Election is absolutely the solitary decision of God Jonah 2:9: “But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the Lord.” Exodus 33:19: And He said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.”

  5. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ(9a) A. Election is absolutely the solitary decision of God Ephesians 2:8-9: 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

  6. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ(9a) A. Election is absolutely the solitary decision of God B. Election is totally by divine grace 2 Thessalonians 2:13: 13But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  7. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ(9a) A. Election is absolutely the solitary decision of God B. Election is totally by divine grace Romans 9:23: “And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory.” Ephesians 1:6-7: 6to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.

  8. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ(9a) A. Election is absolutely the solitary decision of God B. Election is totally by divine grace C. Election is the most holiness-promoting Deuteronomy 11:13: “It shall come about, if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to love the Lord your God and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul. Romans 6:17 …though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed.

  9. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ(9a) A. Election is absolutely the solitary decision of God B. Election is totally by divine grace C. Election is the most holiness-promoting D. Election is eternal and unchangeable Malachi 3:6: “ForI, the Lord, do not change” John 14:27: Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.

  10. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ(9a) A. Election is absolutely the solitary decision of God B. Election is totally by divine grace C. Election is the most holiness-promoting D. Election is eternal and unchangeable Psalm 85:8: I will hear what God the Lord will say; For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones; But let them not turn back to folly. Colossians 3:15: Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.

  11. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ(9a) A. Election is absolutely the solitary decision of God B. Election is totally by divine grace C. Election is the most holiness-promoting D. Election is eternal and unchangeable E. Election is the most joy-producing 1 Peter 1:21: “who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

  12. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ(9a) A. Election is absolutely the solitary decision of God B. Election is totally by divine grace C. Election is the most holiness-promoting D. Election is eternal and unchangeable E. Election is the most joy-producing Colossians 1:23: “if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven.”

  13. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ(9a) A. Election is absolutely the solitary decision of God B. Election is totally by divine grace C. Election is the most holiness-promoting D. Election is eternal and unchangeable E. Election is the most joy-producing 1 Thessalonians 5:8: “But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

  14. Are You the People of God? II. Dominion with Christ(9b) A. Priests serve the King Matthew 25: 35-36,40: 35For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 40‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

  15. Are You the People of God? II. Dominion with Christ(9b) A. Priests serve the King B. Priests reign with the King Revelation 20:6: Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

  16. Are You the People of God? II. Dominion with Christ(9b) A. Priests serve the King B. Priests reign with the King Hebrews 7:14: 14For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses spoke nothing concerning priests. 15 And this is clearer still, if another priest arises according to the likeness of Melchizedek, 16 who has become such not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is attested of Him, “You are a priest foreverAccording to the order of Melchizedek.”

  17. Are You the People of God? III. Separation to Christ (9c) A. Pronounced Holy Exodus 19:6: and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. Acts 10:11-16: 11and he saw the sky opened up, and an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, 12 and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air. 13 A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” 14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.” 15 Again a voice came to him a second time, “What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.” 16 This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.

  18. Are You the People of God? III. Separation to Christ (9c) A. Pronounced Holy Galatians 2:11-14: 11But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision. 13 The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, “If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?

  19. Are You the People of God? III. Separation to Christ (9c) A. Pronounced Holy B. Urged on to be Holy 1 Peter 1:16: Because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” Ezekiel 36:27: I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.

  20. Are You the People of God? IV. Possession by Christ (9d) A. The Price 1 Corinthians 6:20: For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

  21. Are You the People of God? IV. Possession by Christ (9d) A. The Price B. The Promise 2 Corinthians 5:17: Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. Romans 6:4: Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

  22. Are You the People of God? V. Proclamation of Christ (9e) Psalm 118:17: I will not die, but live, and tell of the works of theLord.

  23. Are You the People of God? VI. Illumination in Christ (9f) 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

  24. Are You the People of God? VII. Compassion from Christ (10) A. General Mercy Matthew 5:45: So that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and theunrighteous. Matthew 25:21: ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

  25. Are You the People of God? VII. Compassion from Christ (10) A. General Mercy B. Divine Mercy Romans 8:28-30: 28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. 29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

  26. 1 Peter 2:9-10 Big Idea: The People of God have not been granted wages or rights, but only gifts and privileges: • The privilege of election by Christ • The privilege of dominion with Christ • The privilege of separation to Christ • The privilege of possession by Christ • The privilege of proclamation of Christ • The privilege of illumination in Christ • The privilege of compassion from Christ

  27. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ (9a) A. Election is absolutely the solitary decision of God We have the privilege of being selected out of all peoples, not because of who we are, or what we might bring or contribute. B. Election is totally by divine grace We have the privilege of having received something that we have not earned C. Election is the most holiness-promoting We have the privilege of having received something that not all people will receive.

  28. Are You the People of God? I. Election by Christ (9a) D. Election is eternal and unchangeable We have the privilege of receiving that which is for all eternity. E. Election is the most joy-producing We have the privilege of experiencing joy so beyond what the unredeemed know that they think we are fools.

  29. Are You the People of God? II. Dominion with Christ (9b) A. Priests serve the King We have the privilege of serving the King, of minister to Him, and to be close to Him. You cannot truly serve someone unless you are intimately involved with them. B. Priests reign with the King We have the privilege of reigning with the King.

  30. Are You the People of God? III. Separation to Christ (9c) A. Pronounced Holy (1:1-2) – Holy nation We have the privilege of having been declared holy by a holy God. B. Urged on to be Holy (1:16) – Holy Living We have the privilege of excelling to a holy life, just as Jesus lived a holy life.

  31. Are You the People of God? IV. Possession by Christ (9d) A. The Price – The Blood of Christ We have the privilege of having been bought by something so precious B. The Promise – The new life by the spirit We have the privilege of having been promised a new life and a new means to live that life.

  32. Are You the People of God? V. Proclamation of Christ (9e) We have the privilege of sharing the gospel and bring Jesus to the unredeemed VI. Illumination in Christ (9f) We have the privilege of having received the Light of Christ

  33. Are You the People of God? VII. Compassion from Christ (10) A. General Mercy We have the privilege of having a patient God B. Divine Mercy We have the privilege of having received His salvation

  34. 1 Peter 2:9-10 Big Idea: The People of God have not been granted wages or rights, but only gifts and privileges: • The privilege of election by Christ • The privilege of dominion with Christ • The privilege of separation to Christ • The privilege of possession by Christ • The privilege of proclamation of Christ • The privilege of illumination in Christ • The privilege of compassion from Christ

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