Promises ofGod
10.Example
IPeter2:21"Forevenhereuntowereyecalled:because Christalsosufferedforus,leavingusanexample,thatye shouldfollowhissteps:"
Meaning:Ourtextisinreferenceto"sufferingwrongfully."
Jesusisthegreatexampleofonewhosufferedwrongfully yet,"committedhimselftohimthatjudgethrighteously" (v.23).Jesuswasthegreatestexample,notonlyofsuffering, butalsoeveryotherareaofmoralandrightconduct.The word"example"meanstocopyforimitation.
Application:Godpromisestherearesomethings thatwecanandshouldcopyaboutHim.Hewants ustocopyHismercy(Luke6:36),Hisforgiveness (Ephesians4:32);Hisholiness(IPeter1:16),His perfectness(Matthew5:48),andHislove(IJohn 4:7-12).Somanypeoplecallthemselves Christians,yetarenotChristlike.Ifyouhavebeen bornagainintoGod'sfamily,thenyoucantakeon yourFather'stendenciesifyousochoose.
OtherVersesforStudy:John13:14,15;Romans15:5-7; Philippians2:5-8;Colossians3:13;Hebrews12:2,3;IJohn2:6
1.Whatdoestheword"example"mean?____________________ 2.WhataretwothingsGodwantsustocopyaboutHim?