Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church · Sermon study sheet

Blameless

Bryan Schneider · July 31, 2021

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

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Summary

Peace with God cannot rest on personal goodness; sinners must abandon self-righteousness and cling to Christ.
The God of peace reconciles his enemies through the blood and righteousness of Jesus Christ.
God is serious about holiness: he both sets his people apart as saints and progressively renovates their whole lives.
Believers are blameless because Christ has borne their guilt, not because their obedience has become flawless.
The faithful God preserves his people and will complete the sanctifying work he began in them.

When conscience condemns me, do I look to my record or to Christ's finished work?
Where is God presently exposing and renovating sin in my thoughts, desires, or conduct?
How does God's faithfulness give assurance without making holiness optional?
What promises of God should I remember when I fear that I will not endure?

Sanctification: God's work of setting believers apart as holy and increasingly conforming their whole lives to Christ.
Blameless: Free from condemning guilt before God because Christ's righteousness and atoning blood answer every charge.
Perseverance: God's faithful preservation of true believers in faith until their salvation is complete.