Occupying Alien Lands

Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. 1 Peter 2:11, NASB

I. Elements:

1. Futuristic

2. Conflict

3. The dawn of the New Age.

4. Theme:

This book is “not primarily for those who are suffering, but for those who are living in a settled condition in alien territory.”- Wallace

5. Problems: For this is God's will, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality, (1Th 4:3 HCSB)

II. Truths:

God has called us to be separate and holy.

1. God Humbles The Hostile, 9;19.

2. God Supplies The Faithful, 17.

3. God Prospers The Poor, 15-16.

4. God Proves His Principles, 13.

God blesses obedience.