- Paul's Concern in Context. 1:10-2:10
Reject tangents away from "sound doctrine."
Live out the "Real Thing" in the spheres of real life. . . . Playing the role appropriate to your present state . . . Lived in family, work, and neighborhood spheres . . . Demonstrating the real thing
- Grace: Power Center of the Real Christian Life. 2:11-14
Grace embodied in Jesus Christ and his work.
Complete time perspective:
Past: Redemption accomplished
Present: Growth into people pleasing to him
Future: The Lord's return and the kingdom
The Lord's present aim: people of a certain quality.
- Grace as the Prime Motivator.
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