Preserving Grace

 I Peter 5:10-14 

Rev. Bruce Brown

I.      God's Grace to Finish (verses 10-11)             

II.   God’s Grace to Stand (verses 12-14)

"On the basis of all he has shared with his readers throughout this letter, Peter now preaches “as a dying man to dying men.” He wants to make sure they know how to stand firm on the basis of the grace of God toward them in Christ, and resist the devil who seeks to destroy their faith. So he begs them to “stand firm” in “the true grace of God” (v 12). What is the true grace of God? It is the promised exaltation that comes through present suffering. It is the guarantee of a future inheritance for all those who have been born again by his grace, and are borne along by his kindness. This has been Peter’s point all along." ~ Juan Sanchez