Ransomed to Holiness

I Peter 1:13-21

Pew Bible Pg. 968

I. We were all ignorantly lost. vs. 14

A. We lived according to our passions and feelings. vs. 14, I Pet. 2:1

B. We were spiritually dead. Eph. 2:1-10

II. We are prisoners or slaves who have been ransomed. vs. 18

A. The perfect sacrifice of Jesus was the required price. vs. 19

B. This was God’s plan from the beginning, for your sake. vs. 20

III. We were saved to be set apart. vs. 15-16

A. We will be tested. vs. 7

B. Our faith and hope are in God alone. vs. 21

Have I forgotten my B.C. days, am I still there? Have I bought into the lie that I am/was not that bad of a person?

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How am I doing at living a holy or set-apart life?

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Am I a light (a follower of Jesus) shining in a dark place (the world)?

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