What proof do we have of the new birth?

Review Theme of Book: Encouragement and Exhortation for Overwhelmed Christians (1 Peter 5:12)

Three Branches: The Believers Position in Christ…The Believers Place in the World…The Believers Present Suffering

The Believers Position in Christ (1 Pet 1:1-4) 1. Jesus Redeems our Past (vs 1-3) 2. Jesus Renovates our Present (vs 3) 3. Jesus Restores our Future (1 Pet. 1:4,5) a. A Certainty – The Believers Inheritance (v. 4) • Death-Proof • Sin-Proof • Time-Proof b. A Confidence – The Believers (v. 4,5) • Promise • Power • Premise

“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in the world can satisfy, then the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world” (C.S. Lewis)