Strangers in a Strange Land:
                          Christ’s Winning Strategy
                                        1 Pet 3:18-22

•   He is our example: 1 Pet 2:21
•  It is our calling: 2 Tim 3:12

            Four Elements of Christ’s Winning Strategy:

1.           Christ’s Example of Suffering/Sin-bearing

•  “For,” points back to last week: 1 Pet 2:17
•  The phrase “once for sins” means that there is no need to repeat the sacrifice: Heb 7:27
• At the heart of the gospel is the fact that Jesus Christ, who was perfectly righteous, died for the utterly unrighteous. (Judicial terms) 2 Cor 5:21
• He suffered for our sins, so that the gulf would be bridged:  Eph 2:13
• His suffering had a victorious purpose: Mt. 27:51
• Both God and evil men had their intentions fulfilled:  Acts 2:23-24

2.             Christ’s Proclamation

•  The answer is two fold; fallen angels described as authorities and powers: 2 Pet 2:4; Jude 6
• He proclaimed to his enemies his victory and their impending doom: Col 2:15
• In 2 Pet 2:5, Noah preached righteousness; thus the need for repentance; it took about 75yrs to build the Ark; thus, God was patient; 2 Pet 3:8-9

 

3.             Christ’s Salvation

•  Baptism when Peter wrote entailed immersion; it is a symbol of going down into the grave: Rom 6:4
• Thus, our conscience is clear; we know we are     forgiven:  Heb 10:22

 

4.            Christ’s Supremacy 

• The right hand of a King is a place of prestige and power: Phil 2:9-11
• Believers not only look to Christ as an example of triumph in unjust suffering, they also join fully and forever in that triumph: Rev 3:21

 

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