Living with Urgency: Embracing Christ's Victory and Love
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"Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh. Now, anytime you see the word therefore, as Bible students, we ask, what is it therefore? Well, it's a summary word. It's a summary statement. Since therefore Christ has suffered for us. We know that when he says therefore, he's referencing the victory that was declared that we talked about emphatically last Sunday. So since Christ's suffering, since his victory has been achieved, then he gives the practical instruction. In light of what it is that Christ has done for us. And because Jesus won, we win. Then here's what he says. Arm yourselves with the same way of thinking." [00:41:34] (41 seconds)
"Verse seven, the end of all things is at hand. There it is. Therefore, be self-controlled, sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. And as each has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied grace. Whoever speaks as one who speaks oracles of God, whoever serves as one who serves by the strength that God supplies, in order that in everything, God may be glorified through Jesus Christ." [00:43:37] (34 seconds)
"And we have a choice. Every single day when we get up and get dressed and get going about our day, we have a choice that we can make as to how we are going to live. Am I going to live in a way that clearly indicates my life has been forever changed by God? Or am I going to live in a way that would indicate something supernaturally significant so much less than that?" [00:44:35] (23 seconds)
"Suffering for Jesus over sinning against Jesus. Remember, we are adopting the mindset of Christ. We're arming ourselves with the same way of thinking that he had. This is verses one and two. Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking. For whoever has suffered in the flesh, now watch, has ceased from sin." [00:45:36] (24 seconds)
"So as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh, no longer for human passions, but for the will of God. It's fascinating. The NLT renders that same passage of scripture this way. It says, So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, arm yourselves with the same attitude that he had and be ready to suffer too." [00:46:25] (20 seconds)
"And so he doesn't mean it isn't possible to sin, but he does mean that we've chosen obedience to Jesus instead of sin. Again, this is thinking like Christ. This is having the same attitude that Jesus had. Paul tells the Corinthian church that we have the mind of Christ. We are able to actually adopt his thinking. This is why he writes to the Roman church and he says, don't be conformed to the pattern of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." [00:47:42] (32 seconds)
"Here's the second thing that Peter says is choose living for God's will over looking like the world that is without him. Choose living for God's will. This is specific in the text over looking like the world that is without him. Look again at our text verses two through six. Peter says, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh, no longer for human passions, but for the will of God. There it is." [00:51:26] (30 seconds)
"But they will give an account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. For this is why the gospel was preached, even to those who are dead, that though they judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does. So a couple of things to pay attention to here. Peter acknowledges several things that I think Christians fail to pay enough attention to as it relates to our living for Jesus today." [00:52:19] (26 seconds)
"The first thing is this, there is a worldly sacrifice to following Jesus. Now I emphasize this, it is a worldly sacrifice. Lean in for just a second, you ready? The only significant eternal sacrifice is never one paid by you or me. It was paid by Christ for me. And so it is a worldly sacrifice only when you and I choose to follow Jesus." [00:53:02] (26 seconds)
"So we say no to the things of the world so we can say yes to the things of God. There is a worldly sacrifice that comes with following Jesus and recognize that what you are looking at in the end that you might be justifying is an instrument of the enemy that could kill you. Here's the second thing. The world will be surprised when we say no to sin." [00:55:20] (25 seconds)
"The world is always going to be surprised when we say no to sin. I would just encourage you to be patient with non-Christians when they don't understand why we no longer participate in the things that we used to enjoy because Jesus Christ has changed us. Just be patient with them. Here's why. You ready? The lost is going to act like they're lost, but those of us who are found should not." [00:56:06] (27 seconds)
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"Verse seven, the end of all things is at hand. There it is. Therefore, be self-controlled, sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. And as each has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied grace. Whoever speaks as one who speaks oracles of God, whoever serves as one who serves by the strength that God supplies, in order that in everything, God may be glorified through Jesus Christ." [00:43:37] (34 seconds)
"And we have a choice. Every single day when we get up and get dressed and get going about our day, we have a choice that we can make as to how we are going to live. Am I going to live in a way that clearly indicates my life has been forever changed by God? Or am I going to live in a way that would indicate something supernaturally significant so much less than that?" [00:44:35] (23 seconds)
"Suffering for Jesus over sinning against Jesus. Remember, we are adopting the mindset of Christ. We're arming ourselves with the same way of thinking that he had. This is verses one and two. Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking. For whoever has suffered in the flesh, now watch, has ceased from sin." [00:45:36] (24 seconds)
"So as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh, no longer for human passions, but for the will of God. It's fascinating. The NLT renders that same passage of scripture this way. It says, So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, arm yourselves with the same attitude that he had and be ready to suffer too." [00:46:25] (20 seconds)
"And so he doesn't mean it isn't possible to sin, but he does mean that we've chosen obedience to Jesus instead of sin. Again, this is thinking like Christ. This is having the same attitude that Jesus had. Paul tells the Corinthian church that we have the mind of Christ. We are able to actually adopt his thinking. This is why he writes to the Roman church and he says, don't be conformed to the pattern of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." [00:47:42] (32 seconds)
"Here's the second thing that Peter says is choose living for God's will over looking like the world that is without him. Choose living for God's will. This is specific in the text over looking like the world that is without him. Look again at our text verses two through six. Peter says, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh, no longer for human passions, but for the will of God. There it is." [00:51:26] (30 seconds)
"But they will give an account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. For this is why the gospel was preached, even to those who are dead, that though they judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does. So a couple of things to pay attention to here. Peter acknowledges several things that I think Christians fail to pay enough attention to as it relates to our living for Jesus today." [00:52:19] (26 seconds)
"The first thing is this, there is a worldly sacrifice to following Jesus. Now I emphasize this, it is a worldly sacrifice. Lean in for just a second, you ready? The only significant eternal sacrifice is never one paid by you or me. It was paid by Christ for me. And so it is a worldly sacrifice only when you and I choose to follow Jesus." [00:53:02] (26 seconds)
"So we say no to the things of the world so we can say yes to the things of God. There is a worldly sacrifice that comes with following Jesus and recognize that what you are looking at in the end that you might be justifying is an instrument of the enemy that could kill you. Here's the second thing. The world will be surprised when we say no to sin." [00:55:20] (25 seconds)
"The world is always going to be surprised when we say no to sin. I would just encourage you to be patient with non-Christians when they don't understand why we no longer participate in the things that we used to enjoy because Jesus Christ has changed us. Just be patient with them. Here's why. You ready? The lost is going to act like they're lost, but those of us who are found should not." [00:56:06] (27 seconds)
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