HOW TO LIVE ON ENEMY TURF (9 OF 20)
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-20
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How to Live on Enemy Turf (9 of 20)
Series: 1 Peter
Robert Dawson
1 Peter 2:13-20
In sports home-field advantage can be very, very important. You have the overwhelming support of the crowd. What you do is applauded. They cheer when you succeed and perform the way your coach and designed and trained you to perform.
When you are the visiting team the story is a little bit different. You do not find yourself in friendly territory. When you succeed and follow your coach's game plan successfully you don't hear cheers you hear jeers. There is no applause - only boos.
If a team is well coached they not only play well on the field they have a respect for the game, the other team, its coaches, the referees and even the fans. That respect is shown regardless of the taunts and tension. When a visiting team does not show respect in that way - we say they have no class (Bryce Harper of the Nationals dragging his foot across the Atlanta Braves symbol on the field).
As believers we do not have the privilege of playing the very important game of life, of faith, on our home field. We play out all of life on the opponent's field. That means…
- Obedience to God and adherence to His game plan is not going to be popular. Don't expect to be cheered for living a life of radical obedience. Don't expect a standing ovation from the crowds around us.
- Being faithful to God's game-plan for life is going to bring opposition.
- Despite all of that God has called us to show respect and follow the rules.
We will explain that as we go along. Peter gets very practical and specific in how we as God's people are to live as aliens and strangers in a foreign land.
1 Peter 2.13-20 - Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14 or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. 15 For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of fo ...
Series: 1 Peter
Robert Dawson
1 Peter 2:13-20
In sports home-field advantage can be very, very important. You have the overwhelming support of the crowd. What you do is applauded. They cheer when you succeed and perform the way your coach and designed and trained you to perform.
When you are the visiting team the story is a little bit different. You do not find yourself in friendly territory. When you succeed and follow your coach's game plan successfully you don't hear cheers you hear jeers. There is no applause - only boos.
If a team is well coached they not only play well on the field they have a respect for the game, the other team, its coaches, the referees and even the fans. That respect is shown regardless of the taunts and tension. When a visiting team does not show respect in that way - we say they have no class (Bryce Harper of the Nationals dragging his foot across the Atlanta Braves symbol on the field).
As believers we do not have the privilege of playing the very important game of life, of faith, on our home field. We play out all of life on the opponent's field. That means…
- Obedience to God and adherence to His game plan is not going to be popular. Don't expect to be cheered for living a life of radical obedience. Don't expect a standing ovation from the crowds around us.
- Being faithful to God's game-plan for life is going to bring opposition.
- Despite all of that God has called us to show respect and follow the rules.
We will explain that as we go along. Peter gets very practical and specific in how we as God's people are to live as aliens and strangers in a foreign land.
1 Peter 2.13-20 - Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14 or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. 15 For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of fo ...
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