as obedient children 1 peter 1:14 troy self associate pastor

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1 Peter 1:141 Peter 1:14Troy SelfTroy Self

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Introduction:Introduction:

Peter speaks a word of ePeter speaks a word of encouragementncouragement to to his readers. his readers.

He realizes that as they experience growing He realizes that as they experience growing persecution and hardship, their hope is persecution and hardship, their hope is wwaninganing. .

He encourages the believers to look He encourages the believers to look expectantly toward the fulfilling of their expectantly toward the fulfilling of their salvation.salvation.

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Wherefore, gird up the loins of your mind…Wherefore, gird up the loins of your mind… There must be no sThere must be no slacknesslackness or looseness or looseness in the Christian’s thought life. in the Christian’s thought life.

Kistemaker: All of his mental powers must Kistemaker: All of his mental powers must be tbe tightenedightened in view of Christ and His in view of Christ and His coming again. coming again.

Strong: to abstain from wStrong: to abstain from wineine (keep sober), (keep sober), that is, (figuratively) be discreet: - be that is, (figuratively) be discreet: - be sober, watch.sober, watch.

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This admonishment is in the present tense This admonishment is in the present tense which indicates continuous action…be which indicates continuous action…be sober, ksober, keepeep sober. sober.

Mac: It meant that he was to abstain from Mac: It meant that he was to abstain from wine. A [sober] person was an awine. A [sober] person was an abstainer bstainer from wine. It came metaphorically to mean from wine. It came metaphorically to mean "circumspect, alert, or clear-headed.""circumspect, alert, or clear-headed."

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Dr. D.A. Waite: Our mind has to be Dr. D.A. Waite: Our mind has to be ggirdedirded up. How can the loins of our up. How can the loins of our minds be girded up and ready for minds be girded up and ready for battle, ready for action, preaching, battle, ready for action, preaching, thinking if ware intoxicated??? It is thinking if ware intoxicated??? It is impossible to do so.impossible to do so.

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Mac: …the idea is the same: anybody in Mac: …the idea is the same: anybody in spiritual leadership is to be clear-spiritual leadership is to be clear-headed; so never is he to be given headed; so never is he to be given over to anything that dover to anything that dullsulls the clarity the clarity of his mind. Pastors, elders are to be of his mind. Pastors, elders are to be in control of their senses at all times.in control of their senses at all times.

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Hope to the end for the grace that is to be Hope to the end for the grace that is to be given…given…have a confident expectation to the have a confident expectation to the end of this life and age for the enabling end of this life and age for the enabling ppowerower of unmerited favor of God. of unmerited favor of God.

At the revelation of Jesus Christ… At the revelation of Jesus Christ… We have We have a great hope for the Lord Jesus Christ. He a great hope for the Lord Jesus Christ. He is going to be revealed. Jesus said to is going to be revealed. Jesus said to Peter and the disciples, “I will cPeter and the disciples, “I will comeome again” again” John 14:3. John 14:3.

AN OUTLINE AN OUTLINE

I. A WI. A WARNINGARNING, V. 14, V. 14

II. AN EXHORTATION, V. 15II. AN EXHORTATION, V. 15

III. A CIII. A CONFIRMATIONONFIRMATION, V. 16, V. 16

An OutlineAn Outline

I. WARNINGI. WARNING

A. Against iA. Against indulgencendulgence

B. About ignoranceB. About ignorance

This confident hope of v. 13 results in purity This confident hope of v. 13 results in purity of life and a quality of Christian experience of life and a quality of Christian experience we call hwe call holinessoliness..

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As obedient children…As obedient children…those who receive an those who receive an inheritance usually are children of the inheritance usually are children of the person who had died and has left a last person who had died and has left a last will and testament. We are called children, will and testament. We are called children, not by birth but by anot by birth but by adoptiondoption. .

Among the Greeks and the Romans of the Among the Greeks and the Romans of the 1st Century, the practice of adopting was 1st Century, the practice of adopting was rather common. An adopted son enjoyed rather common. An adopted son enjoyed the same privileges as the natural son, the same privileges as the natural son, even to the point of seven to the point of sharingharing the the inheritance.inheritance.


Obedience and holiness are two sides Obedience and holiness are two sides of the same coin. This concept of of the same coin. This concept of holiness seems to be controversial holiness seems to be controversial today. today.

Many Independent Baptists consider Many Independent Baptists consider this quality synonymous with the this quality synonymous with the doctrine of sdoctrine of separationeparation. .


While I believe in separation for worldliness While I believe in separation for worldliness and compromise, I also believe I must and compromise, I also believe I must ppursueursue in my personal life and my family in my personal life and my family life, holiness. life, holiness.

ObedientObedient: Strong: attentive hearkening, that : Strong: attentive hearkening, that is, (by implication) compliance or is, (by implication) compliance or submission submission

Obedience brings blessings…disobedience Obedience brings blessings…disobedience causes ccauses conflictsonflicts..


1. Obedience characterizes every t1. Obedience characterizes every truerue child child of Godof God

2. Obedience distinguishes Christians from 2. Obedience distinguishes Christians from nnon-Christianson-Christians, called the “children of , called the “children of disobedience” disobedience”

3. As long as I’m in this body of flesh, I will 3. As long as I’m in this body of flesh, I will struggle to maintain a pstruggle to maintain a patternattern of of obedience in my life.obedience in my life.

4. Obedience is an inevitable result of 4. Obedience is an inevitable result of ssalvationalvation


The apostle urges believers to live The apostle urges believers to live consistent with the longings of the new consistent with the longings of the new heart by pursuing holiness [v. 15]. heart by pursuing holiness [v. 15].

HHolinessoliness is taught in the New Testament. is taught in the New Testament.A. IA. INDULGENCENDULGENCE

not fashioning yourselves according to the not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts former lusts

True holiness has a nTrue holiness has a negativeegative aspect. It is aspect. It is experienced when believers are not experienced when believers are not being conformed to the former lusts. being conformed to the former lusts.


Fashioning yourselves Fashioning yourselves means “to be smeans “to be shapedhaped by” or “conformed”.by” or “conformed”.

The former lusts that characterized that The former lusts that characterized that former life include sinful desires and former life include sinful desires and thoughts, evil lthoughts, evil longingsongings, uncontrolled , uncontrolled appetites, sensual impulses, and all other appetites, sensual impulses, and all other unrighteous motivations and urges that unrighteous motivations and urges that compel the unregenerate.compel the unregenerate.


B. IGNORANCEB. IGNORANCE

the former lusts in your ignorancethe former lusts in your ignorance

For believers, such former lusts … For believers, such former lusts … were theirs in ignorance, before they were were theirs in ignorance, before they were saved and when they did not know any saved and when they did not know any better. better.

Salvation creates a new life (Salvation creates a new life (2 Cor. 5:172 Cor. 5:17) that ) that has both the desirehas both the desire and the power to live and the power to live righteously.righteously.

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Kistemaker: Peter refers to the Kistemaker: Peter refers to the background of some of the recipients background of some of the recipients of this epistle. of this epistle.

They were pThey were pagansagans who lived in who lived in ignorance and who were separated ignorance and who were separated from God. Ephesians 4:18. from God. Ephesians 4:18.

They were ignorant fo the moral law of They were ignorant fo the moral law of God and therefore their conduct was God and therefore their conduct was governed by evil desires.governed by evil desires.


Kistemaker: By contrast, the Jew had Kistemaker: By contrast, the Jew had received the oracles of God [Romans received the oracles of God [Romans 3:2] and knew that his first duty as to 3:2] and knew that his first duty as to obey God’s lobey God’s lawaw. .

Peter, then, addresses not only Jewish Peter, then, addresses not only Jewish believers, but also readers who were believers, but also readers who were former pagans. [1 Peter 2:10].former pagans. [1 Peter 2:10].

ConclusionConclusion

Peter knows that the temptation for Peter knows that the temptation for readers to return to their former readers to return to their former cconductonduct is real and that some of them is real and that some of them may have given in. may have given in.

Therefore, he commands them to stop Therefore, he commands them to stop heeding sinful desires and to yheeding sinful desires and to yieldield their lives instead in obedience and their lives instead in obedience and holiness to God.holiness to God.

So what?So what?

Are you lAre you livingiving as an obedient child as an obedient child of God?of God?

Are you fashioning yourself Are you fashioning yourself according to the faccording to the formerormer lusts? lusts?

Are you living as ignorant to the Are you living as ignorant to the wwillill of God? of God?

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