Sermon, January 18, 2009 1 Peter 2.11-17 Only Visiting This Planet
1 Peter 2.11-17 Only Visiting This Planet
What is our responsibility as citizens of heaven AND citizens of the US?
A. WHO ARE WE? [2.11]
1. Beloved
a. Loved by God [1.1-2]
b. Loved by one another [1.22]
2. Aliens and strangers [1.1, 17]
B. WHAT ARE WE TO DO?
1. Negative: Abstain from sinful desires [2.11]
a. Don’t be like the world around you
b. Don’t be like you use to be [1.14]
c. Keep growing in Christ like behavior [2.1-2]
2. Positive: Live good lives [2.12]
a. Light exposes the darkness [2.15, 20; 3.1, 16]
b. Light points people to God [Mat 5.17]
C. HOW ARE WE TO DO THIS?
1. In the realm of civil responsibility [2.13-16]
a. Submit!
b. Why should I?
2. The Christian’s good civil behavior [17]
a. Honor all people
b. Love the brotherhood
c. Fear God
d. Honor the king [Gen 20]
John Olson
