1 Peter pt 3
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Words of Encouragement
Words of Encouragement
1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; 6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
Facts:
Facts:
#1 best seller of all time
66 books
40 authors
1500 years
three languages (idioms)
integrated message system
anticipates hostile jamming
inspired, accurate, sufficient, will not fade
points to Jesus
Why don’t some people read or like the Bible?
Why don’t some people read or like the Bible?
“don’t have time”, priority
hard to understand
irrelevant, old fashioned
difficult names
scary topics
don’t trust
Spiritually, why don’t people like the Bible?
Spiritually, why don’t people like the Bible?
“…testify of their deeds, that they are evil” John 7:7
natural man cannot understand
14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
the message is about Jesus and is divisive
portrays humanity as being broken and sinful
commends surrender and self-sacrificial love
chafes against man’s pride
What is the power of Scripture?
What is the power of Scripture?
sufficiently progressive revelation
Gospel: power of God unto salvation
unifying and binding to believers
sanctifying truth John 17:17
sustaining truth Heb. 1:3
overcoming truth Rev. 12:11
vindicating truth Ps 26:1, 35:24, 54:1
What is the purpose of God’s word?
What is the purpose of God’s word?
to reveal the creator God to humanity over all the ages
to point us to Jesus
Call to respond
Call to respond
commitment to the word of God
personal commitment to reading
allegiance