Understanding Our Times and Knowing What to Do 1 Chron “And the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do…” Cf. Lk

How Shall We Now Live? Issues Of Distinction 1 Pet 4.1-6

Armed With the Same Purpose vs.1 “Arm Yourselves” Eph 6.10f “Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. Put on the full aror of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil…”

2 Cor “For though we walk in the flesh, we do n ot war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ” Armed With the Same Purpose vs.1 “Arm Yourselves”

Gal 5.17 “For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another…” Armed With the Same Purpose vs.1 “Arm Yourselves”

“ With the same purpose ” (as Christ) Armed With the Same Purpose vs.1 “because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin” – cf ; Rom

Living the Rest of Our Lives For the Will of God vs.2 Put Off – Put On -- Eph

A Transformed Life vs.3-4 The Time Has Come to Cease From Sin – New creatures: 2 Cor 5.17 “Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature, the old things passed away; behold, new things have come”

e.g. The way we dress – “sensuality” (vs.3; Eph 4.9) Gk. word includes “shamelessness, excess, license, voluptuousness” That which disgusts, scandalizes or shocks public decency A Transformed Life vs.3-4 The Time Has Come to Cease From Sin “That which appeals to the senses” – Cf. 1 Tim ; 1 Pet 3.1-3

e.g. The way we dress A Transformed Life vs.3-4 The Time Has Come to Cease From Sin 1 Tim “Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments; but rather by means of good works, as befits women making a claim to godliness”

e.g. The Company we keep: “You do not run with them” A Transformed Life vs.3-4 The Time Has Come to Cease From Sin 1 Cor “Do not be deceived: Bad company corrupts good morals” e.g. The way we dress

e.g. The Company we keep: “You do not run with them” A Transformed Life vs.3-4 The Time Has Come to Cease From Sin RAND Corp. survey – Teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual content are 2x as likely to engage in intercourse as those who watch little » “The impact of television viewing is so large that even a moderate shift in the sexual content of adolescent TV watching could have a substantial effect on their sexual behavior” cf. Eph e.g. The way we dress

e.g. How we spend our money – “lust…excess of dissipation” -- Mal ; Hag A Transformed Life vs.3-4 The Time Has Come to Cease From Sin e.g. The Company we keep: “You do not run with them” e.g. The way we dress

A Transformed Life vs.3-4 Living the Rest of Our Lives For the Will of God vs.2 Armed With the Same Purpose vs.1 How Shall We Now Live? Issues Of Distinction 1 Pet 4.1-6