Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

EXILES: Conduct Among the GentilesGary SagerTEXT - 1 Peter 2:11-12 “Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.”1. Our Identity • 1 Peter 2:11a “I urge you as sojourners and exiles.” because of our identity as “sojourners and exiles.”• Philippians 3:202. Our Souls• 1 Peter 2:11b “abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.”• James 1:14-15 (Sin leads to death)3. Our Witness• 1 Peter 2:12 - “Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.”• Keep our conduct honorable for the sake of our witness. • Despite our best efforts, some will accuse us of doing evil. • However, they will nevertheless see our good deeds.• Matthew 5