Category: 1 Peter
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In the Eye of the Beholder
1 Peter 2:4 “You come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious” You’ve heard the saying, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” It’s the idea that it is the person that decides what is beautiful to him or her, with beauty not necessarily…
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A Stone of Stumbling
1 Peter 2:8 “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” Have you ever been walking along and stubbed your toe on something? It can be embarrassing, especially if you’re in some public place. And it is upsetting, don’t you think? So, why in the world would the apostle use such a strange metaphor…
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The Sense of Taste
1 Peter 2:2-3 “Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” I am currently reading the book “Religious Affections” by the early American theologian and preacher Jonathan Edwards. Among the many wonderful insights in this book is how…
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A Spiritual Apprenticeship
1 Peter 2:4-5 “As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” Do you have a mentor,…
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Satisfied?
1 Peter 2:1-3 “So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” I’ve been reading a book by the great early…
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Seeds
1 Peter 1:23-25 “You have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for ‘All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.’ And this word is the good…
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“Love” Defined
1 Peter 1:22 “Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart” One of the most loosely used words in our world today is the word “love.” Jesus told us that to love was the greatest commandment of God. Listen to His words,…
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It’s Personal
1 Peter 1:20-21 “He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.” Do you like personalized…
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Father
1 Peter 1:17 “And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile.” One of the ways that God relates to us in His Word is through words that reflect relationships that we are very familiar with. In the…
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It is Written
1 Peter 1:16 “. . . it is written . . . “ If you are a Christian, the short phrase above should be some of the most important words in your life. It’s referring to the words of the Bible. And because the Bible is the very Word of God, it’s referring to the…
To Encourage You 