06 The Church is God’s plan for accomplishing his purposes on earth (1Pt 2:9-12)
Outline
- Recap of Key Beliefs
- The Church is an OT and NT Reality (1Peter 2:9-12)
- Same terms used to describe OT Israel are used to describe the NT People of God
- Chosen people (Gen 17:7, Dt 10:15, Is 43:20-21, 1Pt 1:2, 2:9)
- Royal Priesthood (1Pt 2:9, Ex 19:6, Num 18:7)
- Holy Nation
- Belonging to God & the People of God
- Same job in OT and NT
- Declare his praises (Ps 30:4, 1Chr 16:4)
- Live as aliens and strangers (Josh 18:7, Heb 11:10)
- Being a stranger/alien is freeing
- Being a stranger/alien allows one to be salt and light.
- Abstain from sinful desires (Lk 9:23)
- Live Good lives
- Same terms used to describe OT Israel are used to describe the NT People of God
- Will you embrace God’s call to be peculiar, godly, praise declaring people?(1Pt 2:12)
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