The Alien Out of This World

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The Alien Out of This World

Alien—a foreigner, or person born in another country, and therefore not entitled to the rights and privileges of the country where he resides. Peter reminded his readers that they were “aliens and temporary residents” on earth (HCSB).

(NLT) 1See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him.

The first test of six:

Since God is love, it means that He is bound to show us His love and act for us. It means... • that God cares and looks after us. • that God will help us through all the trials and temptations of life. • that God will save us from the sin, evil, corruption, and death of this world. • that God will provide a way for us to be delivered from the coming judgment of His holy wrath against sin. Preacher's Outline and Sermon Bible - Commentary - The Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible – 1 & 2 Peter; 1, 2 & 3 John; Jude.

1See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him.

The Father opposes the world: •The Holy Spirit opposes the flesh: • The Son opposes the Devil: ,

World Originally Created Good 1. Originally created good (). 2. Cursed and corrupted through Satan (). 3. Now enemy occupied territory with Satan as God (, , ). 4. Whole world lies in his power (). 5. Permeated by Satanic influence, a defiling (, , ), deceptive (, ), scheme (), that is at work around and in us; designed to convince us to conform () to a mindset and lifestyle that are essentially anti-god and pro-self (cf. , , , , ).  J. Grant Howard, Balancing Life’s Demands, p. 134. Be in the World But Not of the World A scuba diver lives in the water but breathes the air—he takes his environment with him. Believers are exhorted to be in the world but not of the world. Source unknown

D. L. Moody once wrote: The church is full of people who want one eye for the world and the other for the kingdom of God. Therefore, everything is blurred; one eye is long and the other is short; all is confusion...When the Spirit of God is on us, the world looks very empty; the world has a very small hold on us, and we begin to let go our hold of it and lay hold of things eternal. This is the church’s need today.

Today in the Word, October, 1997, p. 9

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This is the second test, the test that shows whether or not we love God. Have we turned away from sin? Have the habits of sin been broken and conquered in our lives? Have we been truly born again by the Spirit of God?

1.  The need for deliverance: man is sinful (v.4).

2.  The provision for deliverance: Christ took away our sins (v.5).

3.  The proof of deliverance (v.6-7).

The opening statement appears obvious: when we sin, we break the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. This is one of a number of biblical definitions of sin. Other biblical definitions of sin include:

4.  The great conquest of Christ in deliverance (v.8).

• “The schemes of folly are sin” ().

• “Everything that does not come from faith is sin” ().

• “Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins” ().

• “All wrongdoing is sin” ().

David Walls and Max Anders, I & II Peter, I, II & III John, Jude, vol. 11, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 190.4.  

4. The great conquest of Christ in deliverance (v.8).

5.  The result of deliverance: being freed from living in sin (v.9).

Preacher's Outline and Sermon Bible - Commentary - The Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible – 1 & 2 Peter; 1, 2 & 3 John; Jude.