1 Peter Part V-Coming out of the...Cave

1 Peter 2:9-12

Refer to "The Cave" for an allegory of this passage from 1 Peter

Truths from 1 Peter 2:9-12

1. Christians are People of Privilege (v9)
-What privilege? The Privilege of a Special Inheritance; The Privilege of Immediated & Constant Access; The Privilege of True Perfection; The Privilege of an Infinite Owner

2. Privilege has a Purpose (v9)
-To proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness and into His marvelous light.

3. Those in darkness have no true identity (v10)

4. True identity is found in God (v10)

5. Darkness is a place without mercy (v10)

6. God's marvelous light is full of mercy (v10)

7: Sin is not natural for those called into His marvelous light (v11)
-The fleshly lusts are not natural for us anymore if our identity is in Christ. When we chase after those lusts, then we are chasing after something tha tis contrary to our nature. If our true identity is in Christ, then our nature is one of perfection. To go back to the cave and participate in the things we used to do in the dark defeast the purpose of the light we carry!

8. Sin attacks the soul (v11)
-Sin is not just a physical thing. It attacks the very foundation of who we are.

9. Our behaviouir has an impact on how others respond to Christ (v12)

If you have Christ as the cornerstone of your life, then you are a child of privilege with a great purpose, so live like it. There are BILLIONS of people still in the darkness of the cave that have never seen the light. Work together to bring the light to the masses lost in darkness and regularly return to the light and bind yourself to others who have been called out of darkness. We need each other. We need our daily (if not hourly) dose of the rays of Jesus.