Enduring Faith Applied

I: THE PRACTICE

1: Love (v. 1)

2: Hospitality (v. 2)

3: Compassion (vv. 3, 16)

4: Cultivate godly marriages (v. 4)

5: Be content (v. 5a)

6: Submit to rulers (vv. 7a, 17a)

7: Exercise discernment (v. 9)

8: Pray (v. 18a)

9: Worship God (vv. 15, 22)

10: Serve God’s people

II: THE PRICE

A: The cost of the duties (1 Jn. 3:16ff)

B: Follow the example (v. 7b) Persecution? Martyrdom?

C: Submit to rulers (v. 17) Church discipline?

D: Bear the disgrace of Christ (vv. 11-13)

III: THE PERSPECTIVE

A: The assurance of help (5b-6, 8; 20-21)

B: Our privilege (vv. 10-13) our “altar”

C: Our Home (v. 14)

D: Means to perspective (v. 15)

E: Grace with you (v. 25)