1 Peter 1:1-3

-Sanctification – means to be set apart for God’s purpose

We get the words holy and saints from this word

1. We are saved and sanctified to fulfill our assignment

2. Being sanctified (set apart) is the will of God – 1 Thess 4:3

1. POSITIONAL SANCTIFICATION (Past)

-This occurs immediately at salvation

EXAMPLE: Moses delivering Israel from Egypt

-We are set apart from sin – bondage

-We are set apart from satan – Pharaoh

-We are set apart from the world system – Egypt

2. PROGRESSIVE SANCTIFICATION (Present)

-becoming like Jesus

-all believers are becoming like Jesus

-Ephesians 4:32

3. PERFECTION (Future) – this is when we get to heaven

-1 Thessalonians 5:23 – we will be totally set apart in heaven

1. WE MUST BE BORN AGAIN – 1 Peter 1:2

a. by the blood of Jesus – once and for all, the sacrifice of Jesus happened

b. The Lord has made us elect, chosen, handpicked

c. Pilgrims…Foreigners…Aliens…Strangers

There are two meanings for the word STRANGERS:

1. It means to be called alongside people who do not know the Lord

-Dispersion – to be scattered everywhere

-rescue – is an action word

1. Separatists – separate from the culture/join the Christian subculture

2. Conformists – they become like the world system

3. Transformists – enter into the culture to see it saved and changed

2. THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME – 2 Corinthians 5:20

-We are ambassadors to Earth from our home, which is heaven