10272019 Standing Firm in the True Grace of God 1 Peter Application

Standing Firm in the True Grace of God 1 Peter Application Big Idea To Stand in the True Grace of God, Believers Must Make Every Effort to Apply the Truths of God’s Word to their lives. I. Introduction 1 Pe 5:12; 3:10 II. The Revelation of God’s True Grace 1:1-12 A. God’s True Grace Gives Us Our True identity 1:b-2 1. We are God’s Chosen People, Living as Aliens in the World 1b 2. We are Chosen by God 2 a. Through the Sanctifying Work of the Holy Spirit b. For Obedience to Jesus Christ c. Purchased, Cleansed & Purified by Christ’s Blood 1 Pe 2:9-10 B. God’s True Grace Gives Us a Great Salvation 1:3-6a 1. Grace to Praise the Father 3 2. Grace to Forgive Our past Sins 3b 3. Grace That Gives Us a New Beginning 3c 4. Grace that Promises a Glorious Future 3d 5. Grace that Sustains us All the Way to Glory 5 6. Grace that Gives Us Great Joy 6a C. God’s True Grace Causes Us to Stand Through the Painful Tests of Sanctification 1:6-10 1. By Grace God Painfully & Purposefully Test Our Faith 6b-7 a. God Tests our Faith for Genuineness, Impurities and Purity 7a b. God is Setting Us Up for Future Rewards 7b 2. By Grace God is Giving Us the Goal of Our Faith 8-9 a. Loving Jesus Even b. Trusting Jesus c. Rejoicing in Jesus