Identity as Sojourners

1 Peter 2:11-12

By Stewart McCarter, April 23, 2023

(1 Peter 2:11-12)

Being a stranger causes us to live a different kind of life.

  1. HOW DO WE LIFE HOLY LIVES?
  1. Beloved by God
  2. Living as exiles (beside the house) (Abraham buries Sarah, Genesis)
  1. WHAT DOES IT TAKE OT LIVE A HOLY LIFE?
  1. Passions of the flesh (its just who I am, Hymn)
  2. Wage war against your soul (reflected glory)
  1. WHY ARE WE TO LIVE HOLY LIVES?
  1. Conduct yourself honorably (subject to authority but not worship your family)
  2. When they speak against you
  3. They see good works
  4. So they can be converted
  5. Judgement is coming

What about you?

  1. A holy life is intentional, it does not just happen.
  2. We are to reflect, not absorb, God’s glory.
  3. Use your holy life to give glory to God and share Jesus.