1 Peter

1 Peter 2:4-5

https://youtu.be/n6DpKOcDG9Q 1 Peter 2:4-5 Peter is writing this letter to those who have been dispersed after the martyrdom of Stephen.  He makes a distinct connection with them here in referring to Jesus as a living stone, rejected by men (verse 4).  These people too have been rejected, and the reference to a stone would have …

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1 Peter 2:1-3

https://youtu.be/Sh13wOXT5cc 1 Peter 2:1-3 Once again Peter begins with the word “Therefore” and in this case referring back to 1 Peter 1:22 (NKJV), “Since you have purified your souls” and in verse 23, “having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,” and the …

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1 Peter 1:22-25

https://youtu.be/rta-vXcCR4Y 1 Peter 1:22-25 In 1 Peter 1:22-25, Peter teaches us that in being born again (verse 23) through the living word of God, which is incorruptible and abides forever, we should live with a pure heart to our brothers and sisters in Christ.  When we were saved though Christ Jesus we were purified in …

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1 Peter 1:17-21

1 Peter 1:17-21 In verses 17-19 the Apostle Peter tells us that if we are putting our faith in God, we should live our lives here on earth in reverent fear of Him (which is in great respect for who He is – Almighty God, who will judge each of us in His righteousness when …

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1 Peter 1:13-16

1 Peter 1:13-16 Verse 13 begins with the word “Therefore” indicating that the following passage hinges on the previous passage, so we need to see what the “therefore” is there for.  In 1 Peter chapter 1, Peter has been speaking about God’s abundant mercy that has “begotten” us again in a second birth; a birth …

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