Category: 1 Peter 2
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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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The Chosen Ones
1 Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” One of the many ills that has plagued mankind over the centuries is the issue of…
To Encourage You 