Category: 1 Peter
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Life on the Third Level
1 Peter 3:9 “Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.” In Warren Wierbe’s commentary on 1 Peter entitled “Be Hopeful,” he makes the following statement: “As Christians, we can live on one of three levels.…
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To Hear the Voice of God
1 Peter 3:9 “Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.” In the book of 1 Samuel, we read the account of the young boy Samuel in the temple. His mother Hannah had dedicated him to…
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True Christian Unity
1 Peter 3:8 “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.” The Christian’s life is not the life of a loner. It’s never to be lived with the attitude of “do your own thing,” or “to each his own.” It’s a life that is demonstrated…
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Upsetting the Status Quo
1 Peter 3:7 “Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way” Have you ever noticed how the Bible has a way of stepping on our toes? It has a way of disrupting the status quo everywhere it is listened to. That’s what happened everywhere Jesus preached and taught, and that’s the way it…
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A Gentle and Quiet Spirit
1 Peter 3:1-4 “Wives . . . let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.” One of the greatest blessings of my life is that I have a wife that loves the Lord. It was one…
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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…
To Encourage You 