In our previous message “Prayer Praise Progress Power Peace” we began to study the path of how we got saved through the hearing of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; and we noticed the outcome of the Salvation that those who believe in Jesus Christ as their “personal Savior” received, which is Power and Peace! In this message let us study the statements of the Apostle Peter, who wrote about the extreme grace of God that He has provided by the Gospel Of Our Salvation to all true believers “Who Are Kept”.
Old Testament Scripture Reading Psalms 32:1 – 7 (KJV)
Psa 32:1 A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Psa 32:2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Psa 32:3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
Psa 32:4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
Psa 32:5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Psa 32:6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Psa 32:7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
New Testament Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 1:1 – 7 (KJV)
1Pe 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
1Pe 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
1Pe 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1Pe 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
1Pe 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1Pe 1:6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
1Pe 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Transforming Power Statements / Special Scripture Notes:
1)David expresses the reality of the struggle of dealing with the presence of indwelling sin, which continues to be a problem for all people; and he knows that without the love and forgiveness of God, that no one would ever be saved by themselves, under their own authority.
2) The Apostle Peter writes of how essential this relationship with God is, to the true believer in Christ Jesus, and how only God, The Father Of Jesus Christ, is worthy to be holy, in all things, and acknowledged as the only source of righteousness, which is imputed to the ones that He has selected to be saved; and therefore, God only should be praised and exalted for His grace and total forgiveness to those trusting in Christ Jesus, who learn to walk by faith and not by sight.
3) From these passages, (which like many others in the Scriptures) we can easily understand that it is only by God’s Grace that anyone can be saved; and that God has always provided His grace to be available to anyone who believes and accepts God’s provision through His Word; which is accomplished only by His Son Jesus Christ; and they are the ones “Who Are Kept”!
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