Today I would have you consider with me Divine Perfection Six – the sixth of seven. DIVINE PERFECTION SIX …“PHILADELPHIA” which is translated ‘BROTHERLY KINDNESS’ … Put simply …“philadelphia” is “AFFECTION based on CONNECTION”.

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Intro … “Escaping Corruption’ … That could be the title of this little ‘Series within a Series’ that we are presently enjoying. How indeed can we (as Peter puts it) ‘Escape the Corruption that is in this world due to evil desires’ and actually ‘Participate in the Divine Nature’ itself?

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Intro … This morning we come to what might be the most important of the Seven Divine Perfections Peter identifies as necessary ‘additions’to our Faith as Christians.

Speaker: Mark Mikels :: Passage: Various(37)

Today I would continue our investigation of the Seven Divine Perfections that can help us ‘Escape the Corruption’ with which our fallen sinful world is filled.

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This morning, I would like you to join with me in the energetic pursuitof a very particular piece of knowledge – specifically the answer to …

TODAY’S KEY QUESTION …

(A question that is raised with regularity in our world today) WHY do such HORRIBLE things HAPPEN in this world … Horrible TRAGEDIES of nature and Horrible ACTIONS of men? And the inevitable follow-up question: Why doesn’t GOD do SOMETHING – especially if He is LOVING and KIND like you Christians SAY He is?

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Intro … Last week we encountered a fascinating passage in 2 Peter. I called it one of the most ‘triumphant’ in the Scripture: Second Peter chapter one verses three through seven … Read it over and over during these next few weeks! In that section of Scripture, we discovered what I called last week … AN EXCITING REALITY … “His divine POWER has given us EVERYTHING we NEED for life and godliness …”

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The main Apostolic Principle that Peter was sharing with us was this: “New Birth brings forth New Behavior.” Peter then shared with his readers what we could call a corollary principle: “New Behavior often calls forth Abusive Treatment.”

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Intro … Today as we continue in our discussion of ‘The Apostolic Way,’ I would draw your attention to Today’s Key Scripture. It’s the first four verses of the Fourth Chapter of Peter’s First Letter to the Church. Here’s how it goes (with a bit of commentary along the way) …

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TODAY’S KEY SCRIPTURE … 1 Peter 4:1-2

“Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, ARM yourselves also with the same attitude, BECAUSE he who has suffered in His body is DONE with SIN. As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human DESIRES but for the WILL of God.”

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Intro … Two weeks ago, we concluded a little ‘Good Life Mini-Series’ in the midst of our journey down ‘The Apostolic Way.’ That little ‘mini-series’ started with the Message: “Living The Good Life” and we defined the ‘Good Life’ as a life characterized by the five qualities of Harmony, Sympathy, Humility, Generosity and Honesty.

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