June 7, 2020                                                                        Rev. Thomas M. Cox

                                LIVING HOPE #6:  Christ the Lamb

                                                  1 Peter 1:17-19

A) What does it mean to F_________ the F______________?

• To have a sense of A________ & R_____________ for God

•  To recognize that we are A_________________ to Him as  J___________

B) What F__________ way of life did we inherit from our forefathers?

•  Conformity to former L________ in I________________ (see vs.14)

C) Why do Christians R________ in the B________ of Christ?

• Because He R_____________ us

• Because He is R________________
  

D) Applications

1. To Be: Have R_____________ for God.

2. To Know: Christ lived the life we couldn’t L_______. He died the death we D_____________ to die.

3. To Do: Be H______ (see vs.15) & R______________ in all my C___________ .

1 Peter 1:17-19 (ESV) 

17 And if you call on Him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, 18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.

1 John 4:15-19 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as He is, so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We love because He first loved us.

2 Corinthians 5:10-11 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.