Love Covers a Multitude of Sins

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins
Sermon 31 in I Peter Series

1 Peter 4:7-8

I. The Exhortation to Prayer

1. Serious
   The Greek Word translated serious literally means “having a sound mind”.

2. Watchful
   This word is used 6 times in the NT and Peter uses it 3 times just in
   this little book of I Peter. 1:13, 4:7, 5:8
   Literally sober -- It is the opposite of drunkenness.
   Your mind is alert and clear.

II. The Exhortation to Love v. 8

III. Love Covers a Multitude of Sins

1. It's a proverb, not a command.
   Prov. 10:12
   Hatred – the opposite of love stirs up strife
   Love – on the other hand – leads to peace – love covers over those
   irritating matters that cause friction among us.

2. There are two keys to understanding this passage.

1. The idea extends to covering the sins of another, not our own.
2. The key word is “covered” and what it means.
   covers = “to obliterate” or “make it disappear”.

3. We all want our own personal sins to be covered.

4. What types of sins should not be “covered”