The Deepest Meaning of Suffering
I. God's Revealed Will Over Us
- A. Selection - 1 Pet. 1:2; Eph. 1:3-5
- B. Sanctification - 1 Pet. 1:2; 1 Thess. 4:3-4
- C. Redemption - 1 Pet. 1:18-20; Eph. 1:6-7
- D. Regeneration - 1 Pet. 1:3; John 1:12-13
- E. Salvation & purification - 1 Pet. 1:9-10, 22a
- F. Incorporation - 1 Pet. 1:22b; 2:2-5, 9-10; 4:8-11, 17; 5:2-3
- G. The kingdom - 1 Pet. 1:17; 2:23; 3:7; 5:4, 10
- H. Glorification - 1 Pet. 4:13; 5:1, 4, 10; Rom. 8:28-30
II. God's Working Will Over Us
- A. The struggle between the two wills in our lives - 1 Pet. 4:1-4;
Eph. 2:2-3; 1 Pet. 5:8; 1 John 2:15-17
- B. The relationship between our mind and intent, and suffering - 1
Pet. 4:1-2; Heb. 4:12
- C. God's practical dealing with sin in our lives - 1 Pet. 4:1-5; Rom.
6:7; Heb. 12:1-2, 5
- 1. Enough is enough - 1 Pet. 4:3
- 2. Ceasing because of something better - 1 Pet. 4:1; 3:10
- 3. The death of the flesh and alive in spirit - 1 Pet. 3:18
- 4. A new social life - 1 Pet. 4:4; 2 Cor. 6:14-18
- D. Living in light of the end
- 1. Judgment - 1 Pet. 1:17; 2:23; 4:5-6, 17
- E. Learning to be a partaker under suffering - 1 Pet. 4:12-16; Col.
1:24; Phil. 3:10
- F. Making us a useful member of the Body
- 1. In love for the Body- 1 Pet. 4:8; 1:22
- 2. In practical needs in the Body - 1 Pet. 4:9
- 3. In faithfulness to the Body - 1 Pet. 4:10
- 4. In the exercise of our gifts in the Body - 1 Pet. 4:11
III. Living Under God's Mighty Hand and Will
- A. Tasting - 1 Pet. 2:2-3
- B. Coming to the Lord - 1 Pet. 2:4
- C. Praying - 1 Pet. 4:7
- D. Committing our souls - 1 Pet. 4:19
- E. Casting anxiety - 1 Pet. 5:6-7
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