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I Peter and the Example of Jericho

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I Peter: A letter about “the true grace of God”
  • I Peter 5:12
  • No contradiction:
    • I Peter 1:17 – judged according to works
    • I Peter 1:18-19 – redeemed with the blood of Christ
    • Acts 2:37-38
      • The example of Jericho: Joshua 6
      • Joshua 6:1-5 – God gave them the city.
      • Joshua 6:20 – The people took the city.
      • No contradiction:
        • Joshua 6:2 – “I have given Jericho into your hand”
        • Joshua 6:20 – “they took the city”
        • Deuteronomy 9:6
          • Jericho
          Salvation
          God gives it
          Joshua 6:2: “I have given Jericho into your hand.”
          Ephesians 2:8: “it is the gift of God”
          You didn’t earn it
          Deuteronomy 9:6: “it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land”
          Ephesians 2:8-9: “not of yourselves … not as a result of works, so that no one may boast”
          And yet there are conditions
          Joshua 6:3: “You shall march around the city …”
          Matthew 7:21: “he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter”
          • Hebrews 11:30 – “By faith …”
          • Ephesians 2:8 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith …”
            • The example of Naaman: II Kings 5
            • II Kings 5:1-4, 10-14
            • God can choose His own methods to achieve what He wants to achieve. God sets the rules!
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