If You Sling Mud You May Lose Ground

1 Peter 3:8-12

To Sum It Up – we are to be… (Now the end)

A Certain Kind of People

1. Harmony homophrones

- unity of disposition – not necessarily uniformity of opinion

- aim – purpose

2. Sympathetic sumpatheis

- Sharing fellow feelings

- Readiness to enter in to another’s life

3. Brotherly (love as brothers)

- where God is known as Father – there, and only there, real brotherhood exists

4. Kindhearted (compassionate)

- good internal organs – deepest emotion

- moved with compassion

5. Humble

- Genuine repentance – saving mercy

With A Certain Kind of Action - Response to hostility

1. Evil for evil

- Insult for insult - taught and urged to live differently. Break the cycle.

2. Blessing

- Life is not a playground of indulgence, but rather an area of redemption.

With a Certain Kind of Motivation

Peter went to the Scripture

1. It makes for a good life

- Not length, but quality

2. You can be sure it pleases God

- Prov. 6 Those who persist in evil have God as their adversary. He will wipe away their memory from the earth.

8/24/08