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2. Dealing With Peer Pressure

3. Biblical Examples Of It Aaron & the golden calf Ex 32:21-25 Result? Ù Sin Ex 32:30 Rehoboam & his advisors 1 Kings 12:1-14 Result? Ù Division 1 Kings 12:16

4. Biblical Examples Of It Believing Jews Jn 12:42-43 cp. 9:22 Result? Ù Lord’s denial Mt 10:33 Multitudes & Jesus Mk 15:9-11 Result? Ù Murder Acts 2:22-24, 36-37

5. How We Can Suffer From It We must first see the seriousness of it Some dismiss it, even deny it exists Minimizing peer pressure minimizes sin If sin & “pressure to go along with it” are not a “big deal,” why the apostolic statements? 2 Cor 2:11 1 Pet 5:8

6. How We Can Suffer From It Two of “Satan’s schemes” are found in 1 Pet 4:3-4 Peer pressure can be enormous when others… …think us to be strange …speak evil of us PRESSURE }

7. How We Can Overcome It Arm ourselves with the mind of Christ 1 Pet 4:1-2 Jn 6:5-15 Mt 27:39-44 Remember God will ultimately judge us 1 Pet 4:5 2 Cor 5:10 Run, if necessary 2 Tim 2:22a Gen 39:12 Choose good peers 2 Tim 2:22b

8. Conclusion Living on Earth = a temporal realm Peers in this realm won’t last beyond it In this day of conformity, man must “dare” himself, others to do good Mt 5:13-16 This means having convictions to act & speak in a godly way despite “pressure” from others

9. Conclusion For peer pressure to be effective, it requires conformity Genuine individuality acts regardless of what others say, think An individuality whose only concern is… “Will God be pleased with my actions?”

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