United to Christ & Dead to Sin
1 Peter 4:1-2
Introduction
The things people do…9/11
What we do
Why we do it
How we do it
Another hard passage…
I.The Focus on Christ (1:2-3, 12-13, etc.) 
II.Our Union with Christ
A.Connection with 3:18
B.The Bean and the Cup…
C.“In Him” (Eph. 1:3-14)
III.A Clearer Rendering
1.Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, 
2.arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, 
3.for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased
from sin, 
4.so as to live for the rest of the time in the
flesh no longer for human passions but for the will
of God.
A comparison of Romans 6:10-11 and 1 Peter 4:1-2
Conclusion
What we do—
Why we do it—
How we do it—