Week Four
Lesson Note CRS SS1 THIRD TERM
SOCIAL VICES AND WITNESSING TO CHRIST (1PETER 5:7-11)
Social Vices are behaviours that are anti-social. They are bad habits that are exhibited by miscreants, that is people who lack conscience or moral principles.
As Christians, we are in the world but we do not belong to this world. We are also not miscreants because we have been bought over by Christ. So as Christians, Peter admonishes us to be carried away by the cares of this world, but we should;
(1) cast all our cares on the Lord because He cares about us – 1Peter 5:7
(2) be sober (this means we should be moderate and realistic in what we do) 1Peter 5:8
(3) be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour. This underscores the fact that we should not allow anything take us by surprise rather we should be ready at all times. We should know that nothing in this world is strange or new and it is not peculiar to us alone. 1 Peter 5:8-9
(4) resist every temptation from the devil and build our faith in God – 1Peter 5:9
strengthen our hope in God who will always comfort us and rescue us from every troubles of life. 1Peter 5:10
We as Christian must not allow ourselves to be enticed by what happens in the world, rather we should always renew our mind with the word of God, build our faith to remain as light in this world.
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