Category: 1 Peter 1
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Opened Eyes
1 Peter 1:8-9 “Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” Throughout the early part of the book of 1 Peter,…
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A Growing Faith
1 Peter 1:3-6 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who…
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The Suffering of the Believer
1 Peter 1:6 “. . . now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials . . .” One of the most wonderful things about the Bible is that it gives us God’s perspective on things. If you are a believer, that perspective changes everything. In 1 Corinthians 2:16, Paul tells…
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A Hope that Springs Eternal
1 Peter 1:3-5 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for…
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Multiplied Grace and Peace
1 Peter 1:2 “May grace and peace be multiplied to you.” As you enter each day and interact with others, what is your mindset towards them? Is your thinking directed primarily toward them, or are you thinking more about yourself and how you look to them? There’s a vast difference. In Peter’s salutation to the…
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The Strangers
1 Peter 1:1-2 “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood . . .” If you are a Christian, you…
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Exiles
1 Peter 1:1-2 “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father . . .” My daughter purchased one of those Ancestry DNA kits for my parents recently. She wanted to know where her ancestors…
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Tests of True Faith
1 Peter 1:6-9 “In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Though you have not…
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True Love
1 Peter 1:22-23 “Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God.” The Bible tells us that when someone becomes a believer in Jesus Christ,…
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The Dross
1 Peter 1:6-8 “In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” Have you ever been…
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