• Patience Not a Virtue that Comes Naturally – Not Encouraged • We are Not Patient in Our Trials (1 Peter 1:7; Heidelberg Catechism #28) – In Our Sufferings (1 Peter 3:13-17)
Patience Encouraged in Three Ways (vs. 18-22)
I. The Foundation and Ground of Patience in our Sufferings – Christ’s Suffering for Our Sins (v. 18)
• The Cause of Christ’s Suffering (Galatians 1:4; Hebrews 9:23-28; 10:11-18; 1 John 1:8; Galatians 3:13) • The Purpose of Christ’s Suffering – “To Bring Us to God” (Colossians 1:21-22; Ephesians 1:4) • Similar and Different from 1 Peter 2:21-24 (John 15:20; Hebrew 12:5-11)
II. The “Divine Longsuffering” – An Example (vs. 18-20)
• 2 False Notions Refuted (Hebrews 9:27; Luke 17:24; 23:43; Heidelberg Catechism #44) • What is Being Said (2 Peter 2:5; Genesis 6:1-7; Genesis 5:2; 7:6; 6:10; Matthew 18:34-35; 2 Peter 2:4-5; Genesis 6:3; ) III. Baptism – Patience in Our Sufferings Reinforced (vs. 21-22)
Conclusion/Application
• Be Longsuffering in Our Trials – Deliverance Assured Remain Steadfast in the Faith – Declare the Way of Salvation in Christ & Warn the Unpersuaded of the Coming Destruction for all Who Disobey
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