Where Judgment Begins - The House of God

~~~~~~~ No 20 in the series - The Epistles of Peter. ~~~~~~~ **Considering 1 Peter 4: 17-19** For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: ......... *1/ Seven descriptions of the people of God where Judgment must begin. 2/ How judgment is know in the house of God. 3/ A comparison.* **Sermon summary:** The sermon explores the theological concept that divine judgment initiates within the community of believers during the present age of grace. By examining 1 Peter 4:17-19 alongside Hebrews 12, it identifies God's corrective discipline and church accountability as evidence of His fatherly love rather than condemnation. The preacher contrasts this internal purification with the ultimate fate of the ungodly, emphasizing that Christ has already absorbed wrath for the redeemed. This perspective encourages believers to view trials and correction as marks of their status as children of God. The message concludes by urging faithful submission to God's sovereign ordering in daily life.