“1. Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2. Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”
The Apostle Peter wrote to Christians who were scattered all over the Middle East.
He offers them grace and peace through God. They were subject to persecution under the Roman Empire, and needed encouragement.
“3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4. To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5. Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
He comforts them, letting them know that God the Father, through His mercy, has reborn them to the living hope of resurrection from the dead, through Jesus, and like Jesus. Their inheritance won’t rot, wear out, lose value with time, or erode, and is waiting in heaven for them who are kept by the power of God through their faith in Jesus Christ, their salvation until He’s ready to be revealed, in the very last time.
“6. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
7. That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8. Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
9. Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.”
Do we still rejoice with “joy unspeakable and full of glory” for our salvation when we’re tempted daily at home, school, and work? Do we remember how precious the trials of our faith are? We who love the Lord and rejoice in Him without ever having seen Him will receive our souls salvation, and Holy Ghost power for here and now. Keep rejoicing!
“ 10. Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
11. Searching what, or what manner of time the spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
12. Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.”
The prophets wrote about the coming salvation (Jesus) without understanding that they were writing for those of us who would know Jesus as Savior.
Did you know that angels can’t get saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ? Salvation is for humans.
“13. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14. As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
15. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16. Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”
As Peter warned the early first century Christians, we are to prepare our minds for battle, be sober, and hold on until Jesus returns. Be obedient to God by obeying His Word, the Bible, and don’t live like we lived before we knew Christ. The word conversation here, and other places in scripture, means social behavior, not discussion. So we should be holy in our behavior to everyone.
“17. And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
18. Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19. But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20. Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world,but was manifest in these last times for you,
21. Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.”
Sojourners are like hotel guests. They’re just passing through. and the fear spoken of here is fear and reverence for God almighty.
“22. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
23. Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
24. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
25. But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.”
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2. Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”
The Apostle Peter wrote to Christians who were scattered all over the Middle East.
He offers them grace and peace through God. They were subject to persecution under the Roman Empire, and needed encouragement.
“3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4. To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5. Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
He comforts them, letting them know that God the Father, through His mercy, has reborn them to the living hope of resurrection from the dead, through Jesus, and like Jesus. Their inheritance won’t rot, wear out, lose value with time, or erode, and is waiting in heaven for them who are kept by the power of God through their faith in Jesus Christ, their salvation until He’s ready to be revealed, in the very last time.
“6. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
7. That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8. Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
9. Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.”
Do we still rejoice with “joy unspeakable and full of glory” for our salvation when we’re tempted daily at home, school, and work? Do we remember how precious the trials of our faith are? We who love the Lord and rejoice in Him without ever having seen Him will receive our souls salvation, and Holy Ghost power for here and now. Keep rejoicing!
“ 10. Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
11. Searching what, or what manner of time the spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
12. Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.”
The prophets wrote about the coming salvation (Jesus) without understanding that they were writing for those of us who would know Jesus as Savior.
Did you know that angels can’t get saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ? Salvation is for humans.
“13. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14. As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
15. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16. Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”
As Peter warned the early first century Christians, we are to prepare our minds for battle, be sober, and hold on until Jesus returns. Be obedient to God by obeying His Word, the Bible, and don’t live like we lived before we knew Christ. The word conversation here, and other places in scripture, means social behavior, not discussion. So we should be holy in our behavior to everyone.
“17. And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
18. Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19. But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20. Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world,but was manifest in these last times for you,
21. Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.”
Sojourners are like hotel guests. They’re just passing through. and the fear spoken of here is fear and reverence for God almighty.
“22. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
23. Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
24. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
25. But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.”
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Karon D. Webster is a caregiver & affiliate marketer.
_____________________________
Sex, 13 Common Lies, and The Truth from God's Word now available on Amazon!
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