Holiness, His Judgment, and the Precious Blood; 1 Peter 1:16-20
Holiness, His Judgment, and the Precious Blood
1 Peter 1:16-20
I. The Holy Standard: Hallowed by Heaven (1 Peter 1:16)
A. The Scriptural Specification:”Be ye holy”
B. The Sacred Summons: “Because it is written”
II. The Serious Standard: Sober and Sacred (1 Peter 1:17)
A. The Sovereign Judge: “Who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work”
B. The Spirit of the Sojourner: “Pass the time of your sojourning here in fear”
III. The Precious Purchase: Pondering Our Redemption (1 Peter 1:18-19)
A. The Price Paid: “;Not redeemed with corruptible things”
B. The Precious Price: “With the precious blood of Christ”
IV. The Predetermined Plan: Foreordained and Fulfilled (1 Peter 1:20)
A. The Foreordained Foundation: “Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world”
B. The Manifested Fulfillment: “But was manifest in these last times for you”
V. The Evangelistic Essence: Enabling and Evangelizing
A. The Call to Holiness
B. The Clarion Call to Judgment
C. The Power of the Precious Blood
D. The Promise of the Predetermined Plan