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*1 Peter 4:15-19*
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Introduction:
A man by the name of Bruce Larson looks back to the time when he was a boy and has this to say:
“When I as a small boy, I attended church every Sunday. .
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Chicago. . .
for me, the most awesome moment in the morning service was the offertory, when twelve solemn, frock-coated ushers marched in lock-step sown the main aisle to receive the brass plates for collecting the offering.
These men, so serious about their business of serving the Lord. . .
were the business and professional leaders of Chicago.
One of the twelve ushers was a man named Frank Loesch.
He was not a very imposing man, but in Chicago he was a living legend, for he was the man who had stood up to Al Capone.
In the prohibition years, Capone’s rule was absolute.
The local and state police and even the Federal Bureau of Investigation were afraid to oppose him.
But single-handedly, Frank Loesch, as a Christian layman and without any government support, organized the Chicago Crime Commission, a group of citizens that was determined to take Mr. Capone to court and put him away.
During the months that the Crime Commission met, Frank Loesch’s life was in constant danger.
There were threats on the lives of his family and friends.
But he never wavered.
Ultimately he won the case against Capone and was the instrument for removing this blight from the city of Chicago.
Frank Loesch had risked his life to live out his faith.
Each Sunday at this point of the se4vice, my father, a Chicago businessman himself, never failed to poke me and silently point to Frank Loesch with pride.
For my Dad and for all of us this was and is what authentic living is all about.”
Knowing how to handle adversity, is what authentic living is all about.
That’s because real life has its ups and downs.
Know matter how much a person runs, or hides, the trouble still seems to find him in one form or another.
Our study in 1 Peter has been about handling the tough times properly.
How not to let a trial get the best of you.
Last week we started consolidating the principles of 1 Peter on how to handle trials.
We saw four “action items” that will help us handle the tougher side of the Christian life.
Things that will help us endure when life is full of hurt.
We saw the following action items:
#1- Do not be surprised when trouble comes.
#2- View the troubles of this life as being tests
#3- Learn to rejoice in the face of difficulty
#4- Remember that we are not alone when we suffer
Today, I would like to complete this list of action items by adding four more items.
Things that will help us stay standing tall through the furnace of affliction.
Read 1 Peter 4:15-19
I. Action Item #5 - Never encourage suffering by doing something wrong!
Now this is one that Christians can tend to overlook.
Let me give you an example.
You have a worker at a factory.
He’s a Christian.
He tells others about Christ on his job.
He shares his faith and is not ashamed of the gospel.
That’s good.
That’s the way we need to be.
But there’s a problem.
This worker tends to be late.
Oh, it’s just a couple of minutes everyday.
And he tends to maybe not be as energetic shall we say as he works.
So his manager calls him in and warns him.
But nothing changes.
He’s still late as usual.
So the manager calls him in and fires him.
And as that Christian factory worker walks away, he de3velops a martyrs complex.
He thinks he’s suffering for Jesus.
After all, he did speak up for Christ on that job!
All at once it becomes a holy war.
But really, can he claim to be suffering for Christ?
Can he claim that he is sharing in the sufferings of our Lord?
No.
It’s his own fault.
He’s not suffering because of Christ.
He’s suffering because of himself.
This is basically what Peter says in 2:20.
He says, what “glory is it” if you take patiently punishment for wrongdoing?
Look at what Peter says in verse 15. Look at the things he mentions
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Murder, stealing, evil deeds, a busybody.
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We can’t claim that we are suffering for Christ, when that suffering comes because we deserve it.
2. That pain is not a trial, it’s a punishment.
We all basically understand the meaning of murder, stealing and evil deeds, but what about being a “busybody in other men’s matters?”
What does Peter mean?
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Busybody-
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A busybody is someone who meddles in other people’s affairs.
An agitator.
Getting involved in the business of someone else for the purpose of satisfying ones own curiosity or causing trouble.
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It can take on a few different forms.
a.
Might be a critical word about the way someone does something.
b.
Might be a word of gossip.
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Might be taking sides in some conflict.
d.
One scholar points out that it’s a “prying curiosity.”
Wanting to know about what’s happening in the private lives of others.
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The dangerous thing about it is that it can easily be cloaked in what appears to be genuine spirituality.
And there’s a fine line here.
I don’t think any of us, who wants to grow would mind someone who is genuinely concerned coming alongside and saying, “you know, I’m seeing some things here that concern me.”
It’s all in the motives.
Being a busybody is not necessarily starting the trouble, but maybe just stirring the pot a bit.
Being an agitator.
Charles Simeon has five rules when it comes to the matter of gossip:
1st- To hear as little as possible what is the prejudice [gossip] of others.
2nd- To believe nothing of the kind till he’s absolutely forced to it.
3rd- Never drink in the spirit of one who circulates an ill report.
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