I. On the outside looking in

A. Those “on the outside” are…
1. …outside the church and Christ Himself (1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:27)
2. …in the world (1 John 2:15-17)
3. …lost (Luke 15)

B. What do they see when they look in?

1. Good things? (Matthew 5:16; Galatians 6:2, 10)
2. Bad things? (1 Corinthians 5:1, 6-8; Galatians 2:11-13)

II. On the inside looking out

A. Those “on the inside” are…
1. …in Christ and the church (Romans 6:3-4; 1 Corinthians 12:13)
2. …added to the saved by Christ (Acts 2:47)
3. …born again (2 Corinthians 5:17)

B. What do we see when we look out?

1. Souls in darkness, in need of Christ’s blood? (Matthew 9:35-38)
2. Responsibility toward those souls? (Matthew 28:19-20)
3. An attractive alternative to Christianity? (Luke 8:14; Hebrews 11:25)
4. Temptations to return to the world? (2 Tim. 4:10; 2 Peter 2:18-22)