One Nation Under God 2 2:9-10

Christian Living in a Hostile World Theme Christian Living in a Hostile World

Main Point The Church, established to proclaim the mighty deeds of God, is the only true Nation Under God, and every Christian finds his true identity in it.

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Our IDENTITY Chosen Race II. Royal Priesthood III. A Holy Nation Unity & Security II. Royal Priesthood Representing & Reigning III. A Holy Nation Set Apart IV. God’s People Pitied & Purchased

1 Peter 2:9a But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation…

Exodus 19:5-6 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation…

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God…

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 …And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion…

1 John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world…

1 John 2:15-17 …And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

1 Peter 2:9a But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession…

1 Peter 2:10a Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people…

Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples…

Hosea 1:2 When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, "Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the LORD.“ (ESV)

Hosea 1:2 When the LORD first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, He said to him, "Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the LORD and worshiping other gods.“ (NLT)

Hosea 3:1 And the LORD said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins." So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley…

Hosea 3:1 …And I said to her, "You must dwell as mine for many days. You shall not play the whore, or belong to another man; so will I also be to you."

John Stott The church is not just a religious association formed by saved individuals to give united expression to their faith. Rather, the church is more a people than Israel was under the old covenant. Scattered in the world…but a people nonetheless, bound together in the community of those who are united to one another as surely as they are united to their Lord...

John Stott …Church fellowship is not an optional advantage, to be chosen or ignored, like membership in a social club. It is the calling of every Christian. There is a spiritual ‘ethnicity’ to the church of Christ; Christians are blood relatives, joined by the blood of Jesus Christ

1 Peter 2:9b …that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Isaiah 43:21 the people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise

Psalm 96:2-4 Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.

Psalm 96:2-4 Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.