PPT-Suffering and the Life of Holiness: 1 Peter 4

Servants Meeting October 9 2010 1 Peter 4 1 Therefore since Christ suffered for us in the flesh arm yourselves also with the same mind for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLICISM. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT .  . Read Chapter 1 through . “Called . to . Holiness” . and the Sidebar: . St. . Augustine, the . Convert . (pp.. 2–7. ). . Introductory Lesson . in a . Hopeless Situation. Pastor . Jon Fulton. July 26, 2015. Series: . Life on the Edge. 13 . So [Therefore] prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. . Why Christianity is Rejected Today…. Statement Implies…. Only . innocent . suffer . – Exodus . 7-12; . Genesis . 19:24-25. Only . wicked . prosper . – . Genesis . 41:39-41. God shows no partiality. TEXT: Job . THEME: God uses suffering to make His will known to us and others.. Leprosy. What happened to the fingers and toes of leprosy patients? Did they wear off? Or drop off? Was nerve damage haphazard, or was there a pattern? Was there a possibility that surgery might be effective in making a claw hand usable? If so, why had it never been attempted? . 1 Peter 1:13-2:3. Background. “You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy-- their . immorality. and . lust. , their . feasting. and . drunkenness . and . wild parties. Of Christ. Outline. Peter talks about Christian suffering. Persecution. Examples. Lightening Rod Issues. Why is there Persecution?. Peter Focuses on Christian Persecution. Is it Fair?. Final Thoughts. Glenn Yu. Session 3. Why Pursue Holiness?. Holiness Does Not Earn God's Love For You. Holiness is a way of you saying "God I love you". Why Pursue Holiness?. It’s a command we obey. 1 Peter 1:14-16, As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”. WHY DOES GOD ALLOW SO MUCH EVIL?. God’s . original plan . was for us to live in a garden of Eden with . no thorns and no . suffering – Genesis 1-3. Why is their so much suffering. ??. (. 1)Free will (2)sin . You are HERE. Review of JPII’s . Christifideles. . Laici. . “Christ’s Faithful People”. T. he prime and fundamental vocation . to holiness. . . . Holiness = Personal Sanctity. Holiness is the perfection of charity(love). 6. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, . 7. casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. . 8. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. . Of Christ. Outline. Peter talks about Christian suffering. Persecution. Examples. Lightening Rod Issues. Why is there Persecution?. Peter Focuses on Christian Persecution. Is it Fair?. Final Thoughts. Peter invites us to live lives that are at the height of Jesus’ life, in the context of the Judgment.. Living in an exemplary way. .. 1 Peter . 3:8-12.. Living in suffering.. . 1 Peter . 3:18-4:2.. INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLICISM. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT .  . Read Chapter 1 through . “Called . to . Holiness” . and the Sidebar: . St. . Augustine, the . Convert . (pp.. 2–7. ). . Introductory Lesson . Acts 15:6-9, 28-29. Series: Led by the Spirit of God. Introduction . Three . aspects of . truth: . historic understanding, . current understanding, and . personal understanding. Introduction. How the church settled a dispute.