1 Peter 2:11-12Healthy Relationships 101

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1 Peter 2:11–3:12

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1 Peter 2:11-1211 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world,

to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.

12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong,

they may see your good deeds and

glorify God on the day he visits us.

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Positive Command and

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BIG

IDEA God’s people must live for

God’s glory in a godless world.

1 Peter 2:11-12

1 Peter 2:11-1211 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world,

to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.

12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong,

they may see your good deeds and

glorify God on the day he visits us.

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Enemies1 John 2:15-17

Gal. 5:171 Peter 5:8-9

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Eph. 6:10-18

1 Peter 2:11-1211 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world,

to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.

12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong,

they may see your good deeds and

glorify God on the day he visits us.

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Action

Charges Against 1st Century Christians• Disloyalty to the state

John 19:12• Upsetting trade

Acts 16:16 ff.; 19:23 ff. • Teaching that slaves are "free"

cf. 1Cor 13:13; Gal 3:20 • Not participating in festivals

because of "hatred of mankind" cf. Col 2:16

• Being "atheists" because they had no idols cf. Acts 15:29

1 Peter 2:11-12

12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong,

they may see your good deeds and

glorify God on the day he visits us.

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Matthew 5:14-16

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Action

BIG

IDEA God’s people must live for

God’s glory in a godless world.

1 Peter 2:11-12

Colossians 3:17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

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Living for the Glory of God

BIG

IDEA God’s people must live for

God’s glory in a godless world.

1 Peter 2:11-12

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What is my plan for holding back impulses to self-gratification?

What is my plan for actively reflecting the character of God in every area of my life all the time?

Reflective Questions