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Our God is a God of choice, meaning this God gives to every man truth in order that they make

a right decision. And what is that right decision? Submitting to the truth? Now many people will

say what if someone doesn't know the truth? Well, we're going to see in tonight's study, that

God reveals Himself that He is the one true living God. And people they are without excuse, if

they do not submit to him. Take out your Bibles and look with me to the book of Romans and

chapter one, the book of Romans and chapter one. Now I mentioned choice because as we

concluded last week, we saw the emphasis was in God's power. And I'm speaking about that

wonderful message of the gospel, the gospel when we receive it, we also receive the power of

God through the Holy Spirit.

Every individual has a choice to make. And that concerns their values, how they make

decisions, what do they hold as truth and what they reject. And there's a very simple principle,

you are either going to accept the Word of God scriptural revelation, to form your values, your

judgments, how you make decisions, or you are going to follow the ways of the world, in

bracing a worldly perspective. And when we look at things today, we see in regard to the

primary issue that we're going to be looking at, in today's scripture, we're going to see that the

world is in disagreement with the value, the perspective the judgment of God. And what we're

going to be speaking about is not politically correct, but it is truth from heaven. We need to

embrace it, if we are followers of Messiah, sure, if we are believers in the one that the world

calls Jesus Christ, it is simply incompatible with truth, to accept what God says no to what God

says is an abomination. what God says is very dangerous.

When a person studies a particular passage in the Scripture, he will find that frequently within

that passage, there are key words, words that have for that passage, great significance. And

that can be extended frequently throughout not just that passage, but throughout that entire

book. And still yet, we know that when studying the entire Bible, there are certain words that

are key. And one such word is the word truth. And this word truth is going to be significant in

our study to safety.

God wants you to believe the truth so that you might walk in love. And what is he referring to

here? It is only when we believe godly doctrine. That is the revelation that God gives to us in

His Word, only then through that doctrine, that truth, are we going to be able to demonstrate

the love of God to others, in other words, that we'll be able to behave in a proper way. What we

believe is extremely important. And that is one of the reasons that the enemy and I'm speaking

about the Antichrist, that he is against truth, he attacks God given doctrine, he does not want

you to believe the truth of God's revelation.

Many people have pointed out that this book is a book of promise. God throughout the Scriptures, makes promises to us, of what he wants to do in our life. If we submit now one of the things that people oftentimes struggle with is worry. They are fearful. They realize that there is an enemy. They know that that enemy hates derives pleasure from seen others suffer. And therefore it's not paranoia. It's legitimate. The enemy is fearful. But God makes a promise. And we see what that promise is to remove worry.

The times they are changing. We are in the midst of a transition. And the question that I want to pose to each of us not just tonight, but throughout this weekend is this When these things begin to become more intense persecution for walking and faithfulness? How are you going to respond? Will your behavior match your profession? Are you going to have a walk that truly honors God.

And I believe that when we open up Peter's first epistle, that he provides much information, in order that our profession will indeed be accompanied by righteous behavior, by an obedience that truly testifies that our faith is not in ourselves or in anyone other than our Lord and Savior, Messiah

When you hear about God's wonderful inheritance that He has for you, that is immortal, it does not corrupt, it is eternal for you. What does that make you want to do? Well, Peters going to answer that question, and the second half of chapter one. So take out your Bible and look with me to that section, First Peter, chapter one, and we're going to begin in verse 13. Now, notice this first word is the word. Therefore, it means in light of everything that he has said, our redemption, the work of sanctification in our life, bringing us into being obedient children of God, all of that should cause us to want to serve God. In other words, to get to work.

Do you want to live a sanctified life? That is, do you want to be a vessel, where the power of God, the anointing of the Holy Spirit, is clearly seen in you and through you, that you become an individual that has a godly influence on others, and that you are able to submit to God and be a blessing in the life of others. Now, it's easy to say, Yes, I do. The question is, that's not enough. So what is it that we must do, if those things are going to become a reality in our life? Well, that's what Peter is going to share with us, beginning in chapter two.

over and over in the Scripture. God wants us to demonstrate submissiveness. We know biblically there's a relationship between submissiveness and humility. And we need to recognize godly authority over our life. Take out your Bible. Let's continue in this first epistle of Peter. And chapter two, we'll begin where we left off.

A covenant is most precious to God. It's not just an agreement. But it's an agreement from God, which contains His promises. Now, when we open up the Scripture, we see that there are numerous covenants in the Bible, one of which, and I would suggest to you, one of the most important covenants is a marriage covenant. The Bible reveals that marriage is just not a relationship, but a covenantal relationship. And with each covenant, there are expectations, there are terms. And this marriage covenant is a most powerful covenant. The benefits are numerous. And the question that we need to ask ourselves if we're married, wives, are you favorite? Are you faithful to that covenant men? Are you faithful to that covenant?