Your Conduct 1 Peter 3:13-17
Behavior is Revealing Heart Motives Goals Values Faith Treasure
Behavior that is Respectful of God and His Truth In the house of God, 1 Tim. 3:15 Moral obligation (under necessity), Romans 14:7, 10 Conduct based on and guided by God’s truth, John 17:17 In our own houses, Psalm 101:2
Your Former Conduct Lived in the flesh, Eph. 2:1-3; Gal. 5:16-17, 19-21 This is the carnal person of Romans 7:13-25 (sold under sin, v. 14), 1 Cor. 3:3 Filthy conduct: Sinful abandon of the wicked...lawless deeds, lewdness, 2 Peter 2:7-8
Your Former Conduct Old man of darkness and lust, Ephesians 4:22 (17-19) Confusion and evil, Jas. 3:13-16 Opposition to established authority, disorder, unruliness (2 Cor. 12:20-21) Zealous religious error, Gal. 1:13 Aimless, 1 Peter 1:18 (Jas. 1:26)
Your Present Conduct Worthy of gospel, Phil. 1:27-30 Simplicity and godly sincerity 2 Cor. 1:12; 1 Thess. 2:10 Example to brethren, 1 Tim. 4:12 Content, not covetous, Heb. 13:5
Your Present Conduct Good conduct of heavenly wisdom, James 3:13; 1 Pet. 3:16 Holiness and godly fear, 1 Peter 1:15-17; 2 Peter 3:11 Honorable, 1 Peter 2:12 Beautiful, attractive, praiseworthy Purity, 1 Peter 3:1-2 (Titus 2:5)
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Your Conduct Honorable before unbelievers, 1 Peter 2:12 “Let all that you do be done with love,” 1 Corinthians 16:14 Love behaves gracefully, not rudely, 1 Corinthians 13:5