Victim or Victor? 1 Peter 3:17-18 Introduction I.Distinctively Christian Suffering A.Undeserved (2:19-20; 4:14-16) B.Divinely Ordained (1:6; 2:21; Pss. 1:6; 31:7; 37:17-24) “God is too wise to err, and too loving to cause his child a needless tear.” A. W. Pink “…if we suffer unjustly, it is not by chance, but according to the divine will; and…God wills nothing or appoints nothing but for the best reason. Hence the faithful have always this comfort in their miseries…” Calvin II. Christ's Distinctive Suffering A.Similarities (Phil. 1:29) B.Distinctiveness 1.Christ suffered and died once for sins… 2.…the righteous for the unrighteous… 3.…that he might bring us to God… Conclusion
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Rev. David Reese served as the pastor of the Springs Reformed Church from 2002-2014. He is a graduate (Master of Divinity) of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA.
