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. 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. 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. How do we deal with it?. Nelson Mandela. “Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our . common suffering . Exodus 20:2–3 . 2. . “I am the . Lord. your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. . 3. “You shall have no other gods before me. . 1 Peter 1:15–16 . 15. 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). 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. We could define “holy” as something that is set apart for a sacred purpose. That involves the concept of moral perfection, too. Holiness applies to:. What. . does. “. holy. ” mean?. In general, something is made holy when it has been in the presence of God or when He set it aside for Him. SANCTITY. All Christians are called to . Holiness (sanctity). . . “You, therefore, must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt 5:48). . UNIVERSAL CALL TO HOLINESS. BECAUSE WE ARE MADE IN God’s image, we are called to reflect God to the world.. Lesson . 4.8. Matthew 6:13-7:13. The Transfiguration of Jesus teaches us that the path to glory always leads through suffering.. This is not for Jesus only, but for every one of his disciples and followers.. 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. THE HOLINESS OF GOD Lesson 5 for February 5, 2012 We could define “holy” as something that is set apart for a sacred purpose. That involves the concept of moral perfection, too. Holiness applies to: 4 –A year-round Formation series for couples in parishes, schools, and small communitiesTogether in Holiness is unique in that it offers a place of encounter, where God’s plan for marriage a