Category: 1 Peter 2
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Grace
1 Peter 2:19 “For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. “ The definition of the word grace with which I’m most familiar is “unmerited favor.” We think of it throughout the Scriptures in reference to God’s grace towards sinners as He forgives us, not because we deserve to…
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The Whole Counsel of God
1 Peter 2:16-17 “Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servantsof God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.” Have you ever wondered why there are so many Protestant denominations? Do you have any idea of how many there are? I can think of the…
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Motives
1 Peter 2:13-15 “Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme,or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.”…
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To Walk the Talk
1 Peter 2:12 “Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.” One of the characteristics of those who are spiritually blind is to “call evil good and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20). We see…
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A Three-Word Identity
1 Peter 2:11 “Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.” There are three terms in the verse above that are used to describe Christians. First, they are “beloved.” They are beloved by the God Who sent His only begotten Son…
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The Outsiders
1 Peter 2:10 “Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people” Have you ever felt like an outsider? Have you ever found yourself in a situation where everyone around you had something in common, but it was something other than you possessed? People liken it to being a square peg in…
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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,…
To Encourage You 