Our Identity: Joyful Exiles
4/10/202643 min
Jesus’ resurrected power is in our lives now. Even though we are not yet bodily resurrected, Christians are, according to Ephesians 2, raised with Christ and knowing the power of his resurrection.
What does that mean? What does it mean to live that kind of life? What kind of life should we live now in light of the resurrection of Jesus?
Let’s look at 1) how we’re supposed to live as Christians, 2) the test by which we know whether we’re living that way, and 3) the power by which we can live that way.
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[on-hold music playing] You're listening to the Gospel and Life Podcast. What does authentic spiritual growth actually look like? Writing to early believers, Peter outlines several qualities of a life that looks more and more like Christ's. Today, Tim Keller takes a closer look at how we can develop this in our own lives and how the resurrection of Jesus makes true, lasting transformation possible. [on-hold music playing] The scripture reading is from First Peter Chapter One, verses one through two, and Chapter Two, verses nine through 12. "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God's elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,