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Servant= doulos

Life belongs to someone else
You are a slave to whatever God you serve

How’s your god treating you?
Christ Jesus

God first, then man

We serve a King who served us first
Saint= hagios

Holy

Set Apart for a Specific Purpose
Positional

we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all- Hebrews 10:10

Experiential

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ- Philippians 1:27

Only let us live up to what we have already attained- Philippians 3:16
But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do- 1 Peter 1:15

BToL- Only by being a servant can you experience being a saint
…in Christ Jesus at Philippi…

Dual Citizenship- which one comes first?

“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ...” – Philippians 1: 2
Grace=charis- shortened from the Greek/Roman word for “greetings”
Peace= eirene- the Greek word for Shalom- Hebrew greeting

In Christ, there is a new identity.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus- Galatians 3:28

Grace:
-Imputed- God accepts us on the basis of Christ’s s .
-Effectual- God gives us the power to live a life the Christian life
-Infused- the error of thinking that God makes enables us to live “good enough” to earn his acceptance
Peace:
-with God- by grace through faith in Christ. Involves the violent death of Christ on the cross (Romans 5:1)
-of God- through trusting Christ alone (Philippians 4:6-7)
-with one another- the evidence of peace with God is a lifestyle of peace-seeking with one another (Ephesians 2:14-16)

Grace comes through repentance
(Luke 15)
But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate- Luke 15:20-24 (NLT)
Note: He accepted the consequences of his actions (true repentance)

Peace comes from grace.
What does that say about my relationships?

...from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ...
Experiencing grace and peace in all things is God’s desire you