The sermon focuses on the truth that Christian holiness is rooted not in legalistic effort but in the transformative reality of God's redemptive work through Christ. Drawing from 1 Peter 1:17–21, it emphasizes that believers are called to live in reverent fear before a holy and impartial God, not out of dread, but as children of a Father who disciplines for their good. This holy living is made possible and appropriate because believers have been redeemed not with perishable silver or gold, but with the precious, eternal blood of Christ—foreordained before the foundation of the world and revealed in these last times. The gospel's glory lies in the fact that God's plan of salvation was eternally conceived, executed through Christ's sacrificial death and resurrection, and now secured for believers, who are called to live in joyful, thankful obedience, knowing their inheritance is secure and their hope anchored in the eternal glory of God.