Title: Saints who stand firm on grace
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Title: Saints who stand firm on grace
Bible: 1 Peter 5:7-14
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This time, we would like to share a message with the title of “Saints who stand firm on grace.”
Another way to say “stand firm on grace” is to “take your place in grace.”
Believers must live in grace.
That is why we must stand with unwavering faith and hope by solidifying our position in grace.
Today, Peter writes the words of 1 Peter and concludes his sermon, sharing his final greetings for the saints.
And as the last greeting, the words he asked the saints to do is to “stand firm on grace.”
Looking at the words of today's text, let's ponder what kind of grace we should settle in.
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The seat of grace that we, as saints, must first settle
First, it is the seat of “the grace of refinement”.
If we look at verse 12,
“I am writing to you briefly and exhorting you from Siloano, whom I know as a faithful brother, and I testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in this grace.”
I did. (12)
In other words, the refinement itself is grace.
Needless to say, the result of refinement is grace.
If we look at the words of verses 10-12,
“The God of all grace, the one who called you into his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered for a little while, himself will restore you, make you strong, strengthen you and establish your foundation. I write briefly to you through Silvanus, whom I know as a brother, and I testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in this grace.”
Said.
Here, when, who, and why 1 Peter was written is important.
When Peter wrote 1 Peter, he did not write it in peace and trust in Jesus like we did.
1 Peter was written in the last years of his life, not when he was in Jerusalem, but when he went to Rome and hid in the catacombs to lead the church members.
That was the time when Emperor Nero was very systematically persecuting Christianity.
At that time, all those who believed in dryness fell away.
The people who said, “If I die, I will die,” put everything together and went into the catacombs.
The Jews who were scattered internationally and those who believed in Jesus even among the scattered Jews suffered like that.
They were persecuted by their fellow Jews because they believed in Jesus, and those who did not firmly believe in Jesus because of a lie from the Roman emperor left the church.
In 1 Peter chapter 1, after the greeting, the hope of the kingdom of heaven is emphasized, and in verses 6 and 7,
“Now you were forced to be grieved for a while because of various trials, but rather we rejoice. The trial of your faith is more precious than gold that perishes, even though it is tried by fire, that you may find praise, glory, and honor at the appearing of Jesus Christ. to do it.”
said.
That is why the Apostle Peter, in the first part of his epistle, states that the sufferings of the saints are the same as refining gold.
It means that suffering is necessarily refinement, and the result is a great blessing.
Here it is said that suffering is temporary compared to the eternal kingdom of heaven.
After suffering like that, God will make you whole, fortified, fortified, and fortified.
In other words, refinement is grace.
God refines it through suffering and raises it like gold.
Since this is God's true grace, take a seat in this grace, and even if there are difficulties in the midst of suffering, do not be shaken.
Second, we must stand firm in the position of “the grace of fellowship.”
If we look at verses 13-14 of the text,
“The church in Babylon, the chosen one, greets you, and so does my son Mark. Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be with you all who are in Christ.”
Says.
Fellowship is grace and blessing.
As saints, when we come to church, we should hang out with the members of the church and stay together.
As the Bible says, the saints must work together to accomplish good.
The fellowship of the saints should be a blessing to me and the growth of faith.
Therefore, the church life should not end with worshiping alone in the church.
Through the Apostles' Creed, we confess that the saints communicate with one another.
When this is not only confessed in words, but is also confessed in real life, the fellowship of the saints becomes grace.
I hope that we will settle and stand firm in the place of grace of this fellowship, believing that we will be blessed and blessed while we live.
If you look at the first half of verses 13-14,
“The church in Babylon, the chosen one, greets you, and so does my son Mark. Greet one another with a kiss of love.”
Says.
To say that the church in Babylon greets you means that the church in Rome greets the scattered church of strangers.
That is, it was a greeting from church to church.
And he said, 'Mark, the son of faith, also greets you.'
That is, personal to church greetings.
Then I told you to say hello to each other too.
This is a person-to-person greeting.
The word greeting here has the same meaning as the word greeting.
To greet means to associate.
There can be no fellowship without greetings.
If you say you don't know how to say hello even if you boast about 30 years of faith in the church, you are not a member of the church.
When we greet each other politely and politely, we experience the fact that there are many things we gain and learn from it, and as a result, we become virtuous, graceful, and blessed.
In the name of the Lord, I ask that the beautiful fellowship between the saints be shared so that they can share the joy of grace with each other.
Third, we must stand firm in the “grace of peace”.
Looking at the second half of verse 14,
“Peace be with you all who are in Christ”
I did.
In his final greetings, Peter prayed for peace to all who are in Jesus.
The reason is that only Jesus can give us true peace as saints.
I hope that the saints will realize and believe that Jesus is the only owner of peace.
The world can give us peace.
But the world's peace can take it back.
But no one can take away the peace that Jesus gives because Jesus is Lord.
So, through the words of John 14:27, Jesus said,
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.”
You said.
The peace that the world cannot take away can only be found in Jesus and only Jesus can give.
Therefore, we must not become departing saints in Jesus Christ.
If you are firmly established in Jesus, Jesus will give you your peace.
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Organize your words.
Peter exhorts the saints to stand firm on grace.
In other words, it means to take a firm stand on grace.
First, the saints who stand firm in the grace of refinement and experience the amazing grace of God must also stand firm in the grace of fellowship, and the saints learn and grow in fellowship with each other.
Therefore, we must firmly establish ourselves in the grace of fellowship and experience the grace of God.
Finally, we must stand firm in the grace of peace.
Realizing that true peace is found only in Jesus, I pray in the name of the Lord that you will become all the saints who firmly establish your place in Jesus Christ and enjoy the peace that the Lord gives you.