Jesus has been God’s plan for our reconciliation from the beginning, and He is our living hope. There is no other plan for salvation; it’s by grace through faith in Christ alone.
John 1:1-5; 3:16; 1 Peter 1:13-22
The Father’s Gift (John 1:1-5; 3:16)
a. God gave us His only Son so that we can be forgiven of our sins.
b. Jesus is the Son of God and therefore perfect and holy. He alone is uniquely qualified to redeem the lost world.
c. Jesus, fully God and present in the beginning, came to earth as fully man to bring light in the darkness. He was the plan from the start, and He is still the only plan.
Our Response (1 Peter 1:13-16)
a. Knowing who Jesus is and what He has done prompts us to act differently.
b. Knowing who Jesus is and what He has done prompts us to think differently.
c. There is no way to be holy like Jesus and conform to the ways of the world at the same time.
The Call to Love (1 Peter 1:17-22)
a. Jesus’s blood redeems us from an empty way of life.
b. Jesus set the ultimate example of love, and we are called to love others like He does.