Category: 1 Peter 1
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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…
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Be What You Are
1 Peter 1:15-16 “As he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy.’” Throughout the Bible, Christians are often admonished to “be” what they already “are.” I like to think of this in terms of fatherhood, because it’s…
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The Transformed
1 Peter 1:14-16 “As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy.’” Have you heard people talking about wanting to “find themselves”? Typically, they’re talking about an inward gaze,…
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A Great Anticipation
1 Peter 1:13 “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” I’m thinking this morning about when my granddaughter was planning to be married some years ago. The anticipation of this event had greatly affected…
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A Ransom
1 Peter 1:18-19 “You were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.” One of the most frequent means that terrorists in our day and age use to inflict…
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What’s the Main Theme?
1 Peter 1:10-12 “Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that…
To Encourage You 