Thesis: Paul exhorts believers to follow the example of those who follow Christ because there are others who live as enemies of Christ, walking against those who are.
1. IMITATING/EXAMPLING TRUE CHRISTIANS (v.17) * True believers are a family, related by adoption * We are to imitate the thoughts and actions of mature and experienced true believers * We are to be involved in "church" community so we can observe, "see" conduct of true believers
2. SOBER WARNING TO BELIEVERS (v.18-19) * There are those in circle of believers that are actually enemies of Christ - beware or them and pray for their repentance * Do we care that there are those whose eternity is destruction? * "Their god is their belly" = If not worshipping God, you are worshipping self * "They glory in their shame" = sin doesn't bother them * "with minds set on earthly things" = end ogal of all activity is earthly gain - don't have an eternal focus
3. CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP (v. 20-21) * We must live and labor with eternal mindset * What we think leads us to what we do * We can live with an everlasting assured hope * We have an eternally perfect body awaiting us
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