Doxology For Redemption
by Rev. Kirby Williams
Praising God for His glorious plan of redemption.
Text: 1Pet. 1:3-5
Date: 03/17/2019, the Evening service.
Series: "Peter's Epistles: The Sojourners Handbook" Part 2
Description:
In a masterpiece of Theological and Christological revelation, Peter begins the content of his first letter with a doxology to the redemptive work of God in history. However Peter might have struggled with Christ's mission and purpose before Pentecost, it is clear by this awe-inspiring text that he finally got it! For it is one of the most beautiful, most succinct and clearest expressions of God's plan of redemption, the Christian hope, and the core of the Christian faith that can be found in Scripture-- and all in just three verses! So in this study we will join Peter as he praises God for His perfect work in human history with this doxology for redemption.
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I. Introduction
II. Exposition of the text, 1Pet. 1:3-5.
A. Context
B. Redemption in a nutshell.
1. The doxology, vs. 3a.
a. Glory to the Father, Rom. 11:33.
b. Glory to the Son.
i. Glory to the Lord, 1Cor. 12:3.
ii. Glory to Jesus, Matt. 1:21.
iii. Glory to the Christ, Matt. 16:16.
2. Unpacking the Christian faith, vs. 3b-5.
a. The source of the Christian faith, vs. 3b.
i. Grounded in mercy.
ii. Insured by God's sovereignty.
iii. Pure grace, Rom. 8:28.
b. The sovereign act of redemption, vs. 3c, John 3:3.
c. A hope that lives, vs. 3d.
d. The culmination of redemptive history, John 1:1-3,14.
e. The glory of the Resurrection, vs. 3e.
3. The future of redemption, vs. 4-5.
a. The promise of our own resurrection, John 14:2-3, Rom. 8:11, Phil. 3:21, 1Cor. 15:42-44, Rev. 21:1-4.
b. The blessed inheritance of redemption, vs. 4a.
i. The nature of the Christian inheritance, Gal. 4:4-5, Rom. 8:17.
ii. The surety of the Christian inheritance, Matt. 6:19-20, Eph. 1:14.
iii. An undefiled inheritance.
iv. An unfading inheritance, Isa. 40:7-8, Psa. 103:15-16.
c. A glorious assured salvation, vs. 4b-5.
i. The location of our inheritance.
ii. The Protector of our inheritance.
iii. The faith of our inheritance.
iv. The completion of salvation.
III. Application
IV. Conclusion
