THIS IS A GRACE THING (3 OF 5)
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:18-23
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This is a Grace Thing (3 of 5)
Series: Because He Lives: A Study in 1 Peter
Michael White
1 Peter 2:18-23
Turn your Bibles to 1 Peter. If you don't have a Bible and usher will come down.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.
21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
PRAY
I don't get mad. i get even
Whether you would say it that way or not, that's a motto that many Americans identify with.
i don't get mad i get even.
Does it resonate with you?
We're built with an inherent sense of moral justice. We all have rights- and when those rights are violated- we demand to be vindicated! We want justice-
This value is celebrated in culture- Its why my son, Cliff and I love batman!
Here's a guy whose parents were killed by a criminal when he was young- and his whole life becomes about vengeance and fighting the corrupt system that created his parent's murderer! The Dark Knight!
We love movies about revenge- we love to see the bad guy get nailed.
Politically there's a lot of debate about what rights we feel are or should be guaranteed by our constitution. Thats why we have a bill of rights!
Should the second Amendment be repealed or modified?
Do we have a right to universal healthcare?
Should homosexuals have the right to marry?
Does freedom of speech really mean that ...
Series: Because He Lives: A Study in 1 Peter
Michael White
1 Peter 2:18-23
Turn your Bibles to 1 Peter. If you don't have a Bible and usher will come down.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.
21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
PRAY
I don't get mad. i get even
Whether you would say it that way or not, that's a motto that many Americans identify with.
i don't get mad i get even.
Does it resonate with you?
We're built with an inherent sense of moral justice. We all have rights- and when those rights are violated- we demand to be vindicated! We want justice-
This value is celebrated in culture- Its why my son, Cliff and I love batman!
Here's a guy whose parents were killed by a criminal when he was young- and his whole life becomes about vengeance and fighting the corrupt system that created his parent's murderer! The Dark Knight!
We love movies about revenge- we love to see the bad guy get nailed.
Politically there's a lot of debate about what rights we feel are or should be guaranteed by our constitution. Thats why we have a bill of rights!
Should the second Amendment be repealed or modified?
Do we have a right to universal healthcare?
Should homosexuals have the right to marry?
Does freedom of speech really mean that ...
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