Scott LaPierre Ministries

In 1 John 2:12-14 progressive sanctification is divided into three stages: children, young men, and fathers. Twice, the verses mention young men overcoming the evil one. They do so by being spiritually strong, being in God’s Word, being self-controlled, and resisting the harlot in Proverbs 7.

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Progressive sanctification is the process of becoming more like Jesus. Justification is the once-for-all-time moment God declares us righteous by faith in Christ. Progressive sanctification begins after justification and continues throughout our Christian lives until we receive glorified bodies. In 1 John 2:12-14 progressive sanctification is divided into three stages: children, young men, and fathers. God’s spiritual family is like human families, with members at different maturity levels.

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In 1 Timothy 4:12, Paul tells young believers to set an example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity. The ESV begins, “Let no one despise you for your youth.” Paul’s response to being looked down on is a life that others can follow. These five areas show how young people can honor Christ and encourage believers of every age (1 Timothy 4:12).

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In Psalm 32:3–5, David describes the physical and spiritual misery of hiding his sin and the forgiveness he received when he confessed it to God. The ESV says, “For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away.” David had committed adultery with Bathsheba and murdered her husband, Uriah, in 2 Samuel 11. This study examines the cost of refusing to confess and the mercy of God when we repent.

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Psalm 32:1–2 teaches that true blessedness comes when God forgives our transgression, covers our sin, and does not count our iniquity against us. Psalm 32:1 (ESV) says, "Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered." Adam and Eve’s fig leaves picture our failed attempts to cover sin ourselves; God wants us to confess our sin so He can forgive and cover it. We can't cover our sins. When we try, we fail. We still see our sin. It is always before us. But when we confess our sin, and God covers it, it is hidden from sight, never to be seen again.

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Psalm 118:22 means that Jesus, though rejected by Israel’s religious leaders, would be vindicated and exalted by God as the cornerstone. Jesus quoted the verse at the end of the parable of the vineyard owner: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” His crucifixion would look like defeat, but His resurrection and exaltation would reveal His victory.

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The Parable of the Vineyard Owner and the Wicked Husbandmen is in Matthew 21: 33-46, Mark 12:1-12, and Luke 20:9-18. As the owner continued to send servant after servant after servant (the way God sent prophet after prophet after prophet), it says much about the tenants and how stiff-necked and rebellious they were. But it says even more about the vineyard owner (God) who kept sending them because of how longsuffering he is.

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Isaiah 5:1–7’s Song of the Vineyard pictures Israel as God’s carefully cultivated vineyard. God gave His people every advantage, yet instead of the good fruit He sought, the vineyard produced wild grapes. The song therefore warns against taking God’s grace for granted and shows that He rightly expects fruit from those He has blessed.

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John the Baptist's call to prepare the way of the Lord was about spiritual readiness. In Luke 3:1–6, the needed preparation concerns people's hearts and their response to Christ. Consider what it means to receive Him with repentance.

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Jesus' authority was questioned by the elders, chief priests, and scribes in Matthew 21:23-27, Mark 11:27-33, and Luke 20:1-8. The religious leaders “were afraid of the people” (Mark 11:32). They wouldn’t obey Jesus, but they would obey man because we obey what we fear.

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