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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

1 Peter 2:1So put away all malice and all deceit and hypoc-risy and envy and all slander.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

Rom 13:12The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

Eph 4:22, 25To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires…25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

Col 3:8But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

Heb 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

James 1:21Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

Malice - Denotes “deep-seated feelings against a person, intense and long-lasting bitterness or ill will; to be vicious, spiteful and to hold a grudge.

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

Deceit - To catch with bait. Denotes the act of misleading people with a kind of two-faced deception, primarily with words (flattery, false promises, suggestive talk, enticing words, etc.).

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

Hypocrisy - To pretend or put on a show. It was the word that simply referenced an actor who wore a mask when play acting. A person who is pretending to be something he is not. The hypocrite, then, is the one who conceals what he really is.

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

Envy - To envy is to covet what someone else has to the point of not wanting the other person to have it. There are a plurality of things over which a person might be envious (money, job, social status, looks, clothes, popularity, possessions, etc.).

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

Slander – Denotes evil speaking of any kind. It would include gossip, backbiting, insults, grumbling, excessive sarcasm or mockery.

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

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THE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

1 Peter 2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: KJV

II. We Must Relish the Food.

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THE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

2 Cor 5:22 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling,

II. We Must Relish the Food.

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THE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

Paul wrote, “For I delight in the law of God in my inner being (Rom. 7:22).

II. We Must Relish the Food.

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THE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

Job said, "I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food" (Job 23:12).

II. We Must Relish the Food.

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THE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

The Psalmist described the blessed man thusly: “but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night” (Psa. 1:2).

II. We Must Relish the Food.

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THE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

Jeremiah said, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart…” (Jer. 15:16).

II. We Must Relish the Food.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

2 Thess. 2:9-10 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

II. We Must Relish the Food.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

• The Word gives life (Jas. 1:21)• The Word defends us against Satan and sin

(Psa. 119:11)• The Word helps us to grow (1 Pet. 2:2).

II. We Must Relish the Food.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

1 Peter 2:33 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

II. We Must Relish the Food.

III.We Must Recognize the Favor.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

John 1:1212 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right (exousia) to become children of God,

II. We Must Relish the Food.

III.We Must Recognize the Favor.

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THREE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPING IN CHRIST (2:1-3)

I. We Must Remove the Filth.

John 1:13 • Not of blood (human descent)• Not of the will of the flesh (human desire)• Not of the will of man (human design)

BUT OF GOD!

II. We Must Relish the Food.

III.We Must Recognize the Favor.