b) God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:3)
c) We may call Him “Father” (1 Peter 1:17)
2. Jesus our Saviour
Sprinkling of the blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:2)
3. The Holy Spirit
Sanctification of the Spirit (1 Peter 1:2)
THE MANY ROLES OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
1. The blood of Christ
a) Reference to His death
b) His blood sprinkles us clean (1 Peter 1:2)
c) Precious blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:19)
2. The resurrection of Christ
a) Firstly, He had to die on the cross
b) But He was resurrected from the dead (1 Peter 1:3)
3. The Return of Christ Jesus
Sometimes called “The revelation of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:7, 13)
4. The sufferings of Christ
a) Suffering first (1 Peter 1:11a)
b) Glory to follow (1 Peter 1:11b)
c) Glory given by the Father (1 Peter 1:21)
5. The Living Stone (1 Peter 2:4)
a) Chosen by God (1 Peter 2:4)
b) A chief cornerstone (1 Peter 2:6, 7)
i) Elect
ii) Precious
c) A stone of stumbling to those who reject (1 Peter 2:8)
6. Jesus our Example of how to bear suffering (1 Peter 2:21-23)
a) He did not retaliate
b) He did not threaten
c) He committed Himself to God who judges righteously (1 Peter 3)
d) Suffering as a Christian (1 Peter 4:16)
7. Jesus our Saviour
a) He suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust (1 Peter 3:18a)
b) That He might bring us to God (1 Peter 3:18b)
c) He was put to death in the flesh (1 Peter 3:18c)
d) That He might be made alive by the Spirit (1 Peter 3:18d)
8. Jesus as the Chief Shepherd (1 Peter 2:25; 5:4)
a) He is the Door (John 10:9)
a) He is the Good Shepherd (John 10:11, 14)
HOW ARE WE RELATING TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST?
1. Through Christ Jesus
We need to learn how to relate to God through faith in Jesus (1 Peter 1:20)
2. Through the resurrection
We need to learn how to appreciate the great hope of our faith through the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:4)
3. Purification of the soul through obeying the truth that Jesus taught (1 Peter 1:22)
4. We need to come to the Lord Jesus as the chief cornerstone (1 Peter 2:4)