If Jesus Christ went into the furnace for you, he certainly can go into the furnace with you. That’s what the book of 1 Peter is all about: how we can deal with the furnace of suffering in this life and how we can know Jesus will be with us.
Because Jesus faced the furnace of God’s wrath for us, we can be saved. And our salvation is a multidimensional thing: we have been saved from the penalty of sin, we are being saved from the power of sin, and we will be saved from the very presence of sin. 
This passage tells us three things about our salvation. It tells us 1) the motive—why God saves us, 2) the mode—how God saves us, and 3), the results—two ways you know you’ve been saved.
This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 19, 1993. Series: Splendor in the Furnace: 1 Peter, Part 1. Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5.
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Released on 6 Feb 2026