1 Peter 1

Finding Out How Genuine You Are

I. Genuineness in Grace

A. Multiplied grace - 1 Pet. 1:1

B. Expected grace - 1 Pet. 1:10

C. Coming grace - 1 Pet. 1:13

D. Exampled grace - 1 Pet. 2:19-20

E. Life-grace - 1 Pet. 3:7

F. Handled grace - 1 Pet. 4:10

G. Dispensed grace - 1 Pet. 5:5

H. All-inclusive God-grace - 1 Pet. 5:10

I. True grace - 1 Pet. 5:12

1. Implies a false grace - Rom. 6:1; Jude 4

J. The factors of grace

1. God's attitude based upon the cross - 1 Pet. 1:19; Rom. 3:24

2. God's power based upon the resurrection - 1 Pet. 1:3, 5

II. The Genuineness of Faith

A. The history of faith

1. The object of faith had to be established before subjective faith could exist in us

- 1 Pet. 1:7-13, 20-21; Gal. 3:23-26

B. The constituents of faith

1. Revelation - 1 Pet. 1:7, 13; Rom. 1:16-17

2. Grace - 1 Pet. 1:13

a) God's attitude toward us - 1 Pet. 1:2, 10-12

b) God's power toward us - 1 Pet. 1:3, 5

3. Response to the revelation - 1 Pet. 1:5-7

4. The nature of the response - 1 Pet. 1:8

5. The essence of faith itself - 1 Pet. 1:21

III. The Salvation of Our Souls

A. The foundation of regeneration - 1 Pet. 1:3, 23-25

1. The spirit vs the flesh - 1 Pet. 1:23-25; John 3:6

B. The process of salvation - 1 Pet. 1:9, 22; 2:1-3; James 1:21

C. The tested part in our trials - 1 Pet. 1:5-8; James 1:2-4

D. The purpose of the testing

1. To be found with response in us - 1 Pet. 1:7

2. To hope perfectly in Christ - 1 Pet. 1:13

3. To merge with Christ in God - 1 Pet. 1:21

4. To live a holy life by participating in grace through calling "Abba, Father"
- 1 Pet. 1:13-17; Rom. 8:15-18

5. To purify us to love the brothers - 1 Pet. 1:22

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