Only Visiting This Planet

1 Peter 2.11-17 Only Visiting This Planet

 What is our responsibility as citizens of heaven AND citizens of the US?

A. WHO ARE WE? [2.11]

 1.  Beloved

      a.  Loved by God  [1.1-2]

      b.  Loved by one another  [1.22]

 2.  Aliens and strangers  [1.1, 17]

B. WHAT ARE WE TO DO?

 1.  Negative:  Abstain from sinful desires  [2.11]

      a.  Don't be like the world around you

      b.  Don't be like you use to be  [1.14]

      c.  Keep growing in Christ like behavior  [2.1-2]

 2.  Positive:  Live good lives  [2.12]

      a.  Light exposes the darkness  [2.15, 20;  3.1, 16]

      b.  Light points people to God  [Mat 5.17]

C. HOW ARE WE TO DO THIS?

 1.  In the realm of civil responsibility  [2.13-16]

      a.  Submit!

      b.  Why should I?
 2.  The Christian's good civil behavior  [17]

      a.  Honor all people

      b.  Love the brotherhood

      c.  Fear God

      d.  Honor the king  [Gen 20]

John Olson