Christ Will Lead You Safely Home

Series: Passing Through
Text: 1 Peter 3:18-22
Theme: Though you may suffer for doing good, Christ will lead you safely home.

3 Reflections to Understand the Theme:

One: The purpose of Christ

• To bring us to God
• By his...
  • Substitutionary life
  • Substitutionary death
  • Substitutionary resurrection

Two: The Illustration of Noah

• Righteous minority
• Hostile surroundings
• Gospel hope
• Sure salvation

Three: The _ of Baptism

• 3 phrases emphasize faith:
  • "Corresponds to"
  • "not as"
  • "but as"
• Baptism proclaims our union with Christ