1 Peter 2:2 — What makes a Christian? If we listen to what God has to say in His Word, we will see that it is not a result of anything that man does or can do. Christians are those that are born again through the power of the Holy Spirit. Just as man does not contribute to his natural birth, so neither does he contribute anything to his supernatural birth. This affects a profound change in those that are born again; it wholly reorients their life, desires, and wills. Christians now desire to live a life that is marked by obedience to God and love of fellow man. Salvation, then, is a result of God’s grace apart from anything we can do. This sermon tells us of the only hope in this life: the Gospel. There is nothing that we can do to save ourselves, but God has acted in His grace to redeem sinners and bring them to a true knowledge of Him. In this message on 1 Peter 2:2, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones proclaims the only true and lasting message of hope in this world, the gospel of Jesus Christ!