The Firm Foundations of the Believer
1 Peter 1:21-25

I. THE FOUNDATION OF FAITH: Anchored in the Divine and the Delivered (Verses 21)
A. Faith Founded in God’s Sovereign Power “Who by Him do believe in God…”
1. The Divine Design of Salvation
B. Faith Fueled by God’s Glory “And gave Him glory…”
1. Glory as the Foundation for Our Faith
2. Living for God’s Glory
C. The Divine Dynamic: Faith and Hope in God “That your faith and hope might be in God…”
1. Living with Purpose and Expectation

II. THE FRUIT OF FAITH: Purification, Passionate Love, New Birth (Verses 22-23)
A. Purified Souls in Obedient Love “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the
Spirit…”
B. Practicing Fervent, Pure Love “See that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently.”
C. Born Again: The New Divine Nature “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of
incorruptible…”
1. The Nature of the New Birth
2. The Result of New Birth

III. THE SURE AND ENDURING FOUNDATION: The Eternal Word of God (Verses 24-25)
A. The Fragility of Human Flesh and Fame “For all flesh is as grass…”
B. The Endurance of God’s Word “But the word of the Lord endureth forever…”
C. The Gospel’s Glorious Guarantee “And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.”