Be Different!

Northwest Bible Church - July 25, 2021 - 1 Peter - Alan Conner

1 Peter 2:11-12

Be Different

Intro

A. WE ARE BELOVED ALIENS AND STRANGERS (1 Peter 2:11).

1. “Beloved”.

2. “Aliens and strangers”.

B. ABSTAIN FROM FLESHLY LUSTS (1 Peter 2:11).

1. “Fleshly lusts”.

2. Believers are to “abstain”.

a. Believers are still tempted by fleshly lusts.

b. Fleshly lusts wage war against the soul.

c. Our duty is to abstain.

d. We have the power to abstain. Gal. 5:16

C. LIVE EXCELLENT LIVES (1 Peter 2:12).

1. “excellent behavior”.

2. Slandering a godly life.

3. The effects of a godly life.

a. Some will come to faith in Christ and be saved. 1 Pet. 3:1.

b. The rest will give glory to God at the judgment. Phil. 2:10-11

Conclusion