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Thursday, September 03, 2015

First Peter 1:22-23 and First Peter 3:9 Video Sermon

 


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How To Have A Good Day: How To Love Life and See A Good Life: i.e. Living and Loving the Good Life?

First Peter 3   Verses 1-22
Submission and Suffering
First Peter 3:8-9 10-12, 13-17  18-22
Overview of the chapter 
Submission to Husbands:  1 to 6
A Word to Husbands: 7
Called to Blessing: 8-12
Suffering for Right and Wrong: 13-17
Christ's Suffering and Ours: 18-22
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How To Have A Good Day:  How To Love Life and See A Good Life: i.e. Living and Loving the Good Life?


These five virtues are to be normative qualities in the lives of the people of God, reflecting the attitude and example of Christ
having the right attitude
our duties to each other  (8-9)

Harmonious, Sympathetic, Brotherly, Kindhearted, Humble in Spirit
  1. of one mind—as to the faith.We could say that Christians should be like a good choir. Each one sings with his own voice and some sing different parts, but everyone sings to the same music and in harmony with one another.
  2. having compassion one of another—Greek, “sympathizing” in the joy and sorrow of others.
  3. love as brethren—Greek, “loving the brethren.”
  4. pitiful—towards the afflicted.
  5. courteous—genuine Christian politeness; not the tinsel of the world’s politeness; stamped with unfeigned love on one side, and humility on the other. But the oldest manuscripts read, “humble-minded.” It is slightly different from “humble,” in that it marks a conscious effort to be truly humble. 
 These are six duties that we have one toward another.  They are part of what constitutes the Christ-like character that we are to develop as His disciples.

Being saved, then, is not the end of God's plan for us; He would have  us become like His Son (cf. Ro 8:29).  To motivate us in fulfilling  these duties, Peter quotes from the 34th Psalm...]

   A. TO "BE OF ONE MIND" (NASV, "harmonious")...
    John 17:20-21, Acts 4:32; John 5:30
   B. TO HAVE "COMPASSION FOR ONE ANOTHER" (NASV, "sympathetic")...
Matthew 9:35-36, Hebrews 4:15
   C. TO "LOVE AS BROTHERS"..
        John 13:35; First John 4:30; First John 4:7-8
   D. TO "BE TENDERHEARTED" (NASV, "kindhearted")...
        Ephesians 4:22-24; 31-32; Colossians 3:8-10,12
   E. TO "BE COURTEOUS" (NASV, "humble in spirit")...
        Philippians 2:3-5

   F. TO "RETURN BLESSING FOR EVIL"..

MOTIVATION TO FULFILL THESE DUTIES (10-12)

   A. THAT WE MIGHT "LOVE LIFE AND SEE GOOD DAYS".
   B. SO THE LORD WILL BE OPEN TO US - 1Pe 3:12

Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, vbrotherly love, wa tender heart, and xa humble mind. 9 yDo not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, zbless, for ato this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. 10 For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days,let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;  11 let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. 12  For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”


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Friday, August 14, 2015

Having The Right Attitude about Having A Good Day Outline

How To Have A Good Life and Enjoy Living A Life To The Glory of Jesus Christ
First Peter 3:8-12
Charles e Whisnant, Pastor/Teacher, Expositor


Having the Right Attitude

 verse 10, "Let him who means to love life and see good days."  We're trying to get a handle on this idea of living and loving the good life.  How do you learn to love life and see good days?
The whole value system seems geared toward the good life and the good life is basically synonymous with sin.  Sin is the good life, over-indulgence in everything.

The good life, the life that is full of good days is the life that remembers God, the life that is set on Him.

Peter here is quoting the Old Testament.  That particular phrase, and the rest of the section from verses 10 through 12, is taken from Psalm 34.  We're going to be looking at that in just a moment.  So Peter is really taking a scripture out of the Old Testament, letting us know that those in the Old Testament also wanted to love life and see good days.  That's always been the pursuit of man.  But how and where is that accomplished?

Peter writes to them and says, "Now if you mean to love life and see good days in spite of this, here's

what you need.  First of all, you must come to life with the right attitude.  It is only a question of attitude, not possessions."  Verse 8: "Your attitude should be one of harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kind-hearted humility."  That's the right attitude.

Having The Right Response

 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. Vs. 9

Then in verse 9 he says, you should learn to make the right response when you're mistreated
So if you want to love life and see good days, then approach life with the right attitude. Number one, you have that harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kind-hearted humility.

  And secondly, you don't retaliate.  No matter how unjustly you might be treated you do not retaliate.  Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord.  You leave the equity matters to God.  You don't try to get your pound of flesh in your own way.  Clearly this is an Old Testament principle.  If you go back to chapter 19 of Leviticus, way back in the Pentateuch in verse 18, the Bible says, "You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord."  God says don't you hold a grudge, don't you retaliate.  Don't you pay back.  Don't you avenge.

First Peter 3:9  NOT RETURNING EVIL FOR EVIL: (1Peter 2:20, 21, 23; Pr 17:13; 20:22; Mt 5:39,44; Lk 6:27, 28, 29; Ro 12:14,17,19, 20, 21; 1Cor 4:12,13; Eph 4:32; 1Th 5:15)

Returning (591) means to pay or give back, implying a debt. This word carries the idea of obligation and responsibility for something that is not optional. The prefixed preposition apo (off, away from) makes the verb mean “to give off” from one’s self. To give back or pay back or to do something necessary in fulfillment of an obligation or expectation. Retaliation was strongly condemned by Jesus in His sermon on the mount.. Matthew 5:38-42  Romans 12:17

.Evil (2556) (kakos) is a word which basically, denotes a lack of something. Evil, bad, destructive, damaging, unjust

  • Don't let your flesh rise up and try to "get even"...this is good advice but necessitates guarding one's heart and being alert so that you remain under the control of the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18) Beware of your fallen flesh, for it will always try to defend itself and use "righteous indignation" as justification. Instead remember the "example" of Jesus Who...and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously I Peter 2:23   Leviticus 19:18;  Proverbs 20:22; Luke 22:47-53    Acts 4:23

RAILING FOR RAILING  OR INSULT FOR INSULT: e loidorian anti loidorias:
Insult (3059) reviling, railing, one who reviles as in 1Cor 5:11) describes verbal abuse, reproach and/or vilification. Reviling implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred. Railing (against) means scolding someone using harsh, insolent, or abusive language.

  • How do we reply to injury? Do we bless when we are cursed, or do we retaliate with hot and indignant words? Are we willing to leave our vindication with God?  Psalms 34:12-14,      Hebrews 4:16,18

BUT GIVING A BLESSING (continually speaking well of) INSTEAD):
Giving a blessing (2127) (eulogeo from eu = good + lógos = word) when used by men toward men it means to speak well of with praise and thanksgiving (English "eulogize"). It means to invoke God’s blessing upon them.

  •  is in the present tense indicating we are to continually eulogize others (not while dead but alive) but not patronizing. How could we bless them? praying for their welfare, protection, truly pitying and loving them.

  • We must always be reminded of our calling as Christians, for this will help us love our enemies and do them good when they treat us badly. We are called to “inherit a blessing.” The persecutions we experience on earth today only add to our blessed inheritance of glory in heaven someday (Matthew 5:10; 11; 12)


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Tuesday, January 07, 2014

First Peter Chapter One: Scriptural References

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1



Introduction
1He blesses God for his manifold spiritual graces;
10shewing that the salvation in Christ is no news, but a thing prophesied of old;
13and exhorts them accordingly to a godly conversation, forasmuch as they are now born anew by the word of God.
Verse 1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Peter
Matthew 4:18; 10:2; John 1:41,42; 21:15-17
the
2:11; Acts 2:5-11; Ephesians 2:12,19; Hebrews 11:13
scattered
Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 4:27; 28:64; 32:26; Esther 3:8; Psalms 44:11; Ezekiel 6:8; John 7:35; John 11:52; Acts 8:4; James 1:1
Pontus
Acts 2:5,9,10; 18:2
Galatia
Acts 16:6; 18:23; Galatians 1:2
Cappadocia
Acts 2:9
Asia
Acts 6:9; 16:6; 19:10; 20:16-18; 1 Corinthians 16:19; 2 Corinthians 1:8; 2 Timothy 1:15; Revelation 1:11
Bithynia
Acts 16:7
Verse 2
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
Elect
2:9; Deuteronomy 7:6; Isaiah 65:9,22; Matthew 24:22,24,31; Mark 13:20,22,27; Luke 18:7; John 15:16-19; Romans 8:29,33; 11:2,5-7,28; Ephesians 1:4,5; Colossians 3:12; 2 Timothy 2:10; Titus 1:1; 2 John 1:1,13
the foreknowledge
Acts 2:23; 15:18; Romans 8:29,30; 9:23,24; 11:2
sanctification
Acts 20:32; Romans 15:16; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 6:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:13
unto
22; Romans 1:5; 8:13; 16:19,26; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Hebrews 5:9
sprinkling
Hebrews 9:19-22; 11:28; 12:24
Grace
Romans 1:7; 2 Corinthians 13:14
be
Isaiah 55:7; *marg: ; Daniel 4:1; 6:25; 2 Peter 1:2; Jude 1:2
Verse 3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Blessed
1 Kings 8:15; 1 Chronicles 29:10-13,20; Psalms 41:13; 72:18,19; 2 Corinthians 1:3; Ephesians 1:3,17; Ephesians 3:20
which
Exodus 34:6; Psalms 86:5,15; Jonah 4:2; Romans 5:15-21; Ephesians 1:7; 2:4,7-10; 1 Timothy 1:14; Titus 3:4-6
abundant
Gr. much. hath.
23; 2:2; John 1:13; 3:3-8; James 1:18; 1 John 2:29; 3:9; 4:7; 5:1,4,18
unto
Romans 5:4,5; 8:24; 12:12; 15:13; 1 Corinthians 13:13; Colossians 1:23,27; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 3:6; 6:18,19; 1 John 3:3
by
3:21; Isaiah 26:19; Romans 4:25; 5:10; 8:11; 1 Corinthians 15:20; Ephesians 2:6; 1 Thessalonians 4:13
Verse 4
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
an
3:9; Matthew 25:34; Acts 20:32; 26:18; Galatians 3:18; Ephesians 1:11,14,18; Colossians 1:12; Hebrews 9:15
incorruptible
1 Corinthians 9:25; 15:52-54
undefiled
Revelation 21:27
fadeth
5:4; Isaiah 40:7,8; Ezekiel 47:12; James 1:11
reserved
Psalms 31:19; Colossians 1:5; 3:3,4; 2 Timothy 4:8
for you
or, for us.
Verse 7
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
the trial
4:12; Job 23:10; Psalms 66:10-12; Proverbs 17:3; Isaiah 48:10; Jeremiah 9:7; Zechariah 13:9; Malachi 3:3; Romans 5:3,4; James 1:3,4,12; Revelation 2:10; 3:10
precious
2:4,7; Proverbs 3:13-15; 8:19; 16:16; 2 Peter 1:1,4
that
Ecclesiastes 5:14; Jeremiah 48:36; Luke 12:20,21,33; Acts 8:20; James 5:2,3; 2 Peter 3:10-12; Revelation 18:16,17
tried
4:12; Job 23:10; Psalms 66:10; Proverbs 17:3; Isaiah 48:10; Zechariah 13:9; 1 Corinthians 3:13; Revelation 3:18
might
1 Samuel 2:30; Matthew 19:28; 25:21,23; John 5:44; 12:26; Romans 2:7,29; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-12; Jude 1:24
at
5; Revelation 1:7
Verse 9
Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
Romans 6:22; Hebrews 11:13; James 1:21
Verse 10
Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
which
Genesis 49:10; Daniel 2:44; Haggai 2:7; Zechariah 6:12; Matthew 13:17; Luke 10:24; 24:25-27; Luke 24:44; Acts 3:22-24; 7:52; 10:43; 13:27-29; 28:23; 2 Peter 1:19-21
and
11; Proverbs 2:4; Daniel 9:3; John 5:39; 7:52; Acts 17:11
the grace
Hebrews 11:13,40
Verse 11
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
the Spirit
3:18,19; Romans 8:9; Galatians 4:6; 2 Peter 1:21; Revelation 19:10
the sufferings
Psalms 22:1-21; 69:1-21; 88:1-18; Isaiah 52:13,14; 53:1-10; Daniel 9:24-26; Zechariah 13:7; Luke 24:25-27,44
the glory
Genesis 3:15; 49:10; Psalms 22:22-31; 69:30-36; 110:1-6; Isaiah 9:6,7; 49:6; Isaiah 53:11,12; Daniel 2:34,35,44; 7:13,14; Zechariah 8:18-21; 14:9; John 12:41; Acts 26:22,23
Verse 12
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
it
Isaiah 53:1; Daniel 2:19,22,28,29,47; 10:1; Amos 3:7; Matthew 11:25,27; 16:17; Luke 2:26; Romans 1:17; 1 Corinthians 2:10; Galatians 1:12,16
that not
Daniel 9:24; 12:9,13; Hebrews 11:13,39,40
that have
Mark 16:15; Luke 9:6; Acts 8:25; 16:10; Romans 1:15; 10:15; 15:19; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; Hebrews 4:2
with
John 15:26; 16:7-15; Acts 2:4,33; 4:8,31; 10:44; 2 Corinthians 1:22; 6:6; 1 Thessalonians 1:5,6; Hebrews 2:4
sent
Proverbs 1:23; Isaiah 11:2-6; 32:15; 44:3-5; Joel 2:28; Zechariah 12:10; John 15:26; Acts 2:17,18
which things
Exodus 25:20; Daniel 8:13; 12:5,6; Luke 15:10; Ephesians 3:10; Revelation 5:11
Verse 13
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
gird
Exodus 12:11; 1 Kings 18:46; 2 Kings 4:29; Job 38:3; 40:7; Isaiah 11:5; Jeremiah 1:17; Luke 12:35; 17:8; Ephesians 6:14
be sober
4:7; 5:8; Luke 21:34,35; Romans 13:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:6,7
hope
3-5; 3:15; Romans 15:4-13; 1 Corinthians 13:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:8; Hebrews 3:6; 6:19; 1 John 3:3
to the end
Gr. perfectly. the grace.
4-9; Luke 17:30; 1 Corinthians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 2 Timothy 4:8; Titus 2:11-13; Hebrews 9:28; Hebrews 10:35
Verse 14
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
obedient
Ephesians 2:2; 5:6; *Gr:
not
4:2,3; Romans 6:4; 12:2; Ephesians 4:18-22; Colossians 3:5-7
in
Acts 17:30; 1 Thessalonians 4:5; Titus 3:3-5
Verse 16
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Leviticus 11:44; 19:2; 20:7; Amos 3:3
Verse 18
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
ye
Psalms 49:7,8; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 7:23
corruptible
7
vain
Psalms 39:6; 62:10; Jeremiah 4:11; Romans 1:21; 1 Corinthians 3:20
received
4:3; Jeremiah 9:14; 16:19; 44:17; Ezekiel 20:18; Amos 2:4; Zechariah 1:4-6; Matthew 15:2,3; Acts 7:51,52; 19:34,35; Galatians 1:4
Verse 20
Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
verily
Genesis 3:15; Proverbs 8:23; Micah 5:2; Romans 3:25; 16:25,26; Ephesians 1:4; 3:9,11; Colossians 1:26; 2 Timothy 1:9,10; Titus 1:2,3; Revelation 13:8
but
Acts 3:25,26; Colossians 1:26; 1 John 1:2; 3:5,8; 4:9,10
in
Galatians 4:4; Ephesians 1:10; Hebrews 1:2; 9:26
Verse 21
Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
by
John 5:24; 12:44; 14:6; Hebrews 6:1; 7:25
that raised
Acts 2:24,32; 3:15; 4:10
gave
11; 3:22; Matthew 28:18; John 3:34; 5:22,23; 13:31,32; 17:1; Acts 2:33; 3:13; Ephesians 1:20-23; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 2:9
your
Psalms 42:5; 146:3-5; Jeremiah 17:7; John 14:1; Ephesians 1:12,13; *marg: ; Ephesians 1:15; Colossians 1:27; 1 Timothy 1:1
Verse 23
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
born
3; John 1:3; 3:5
not
Malachi 2:3; Romans 1:23; 1 Corinthians 15:53,54
but
1 John 3:9; 5:18
by
25; Jeremiah 23:28; Matthew 24:35; John 6:63; Hebrews 4:12; James 1:18
Verse 24
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
For
or, For that. all flesh.
2 Kings 19:26; Psalms 37:2; 90:5; 92:7; 102:4; 103:15; 129:6; Isaiah 40:6-8; James 1:10,11; 4:14; 1 John 2:17
Verse 25
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
the word
23; Psalms 102:12,26; 119:89; Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18; Luke 16:17
this
12; 2:2; John 1:1,14; 1 Corinthians 1:21-24; 2:2; 15:1-4; Ephesians 2:17; 3:8; Titus 1:3; 2 Peter 1:19; 1 John 1:1,3
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