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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1 Peter 1:10-12 The prophets of the Old Testament prophesied of the coming Savior and is the anxious anticipation of the overarching story of the Old Testament.  The Old Testament Scriptures are so directly connected to the New Testament Scriptures in that together they are the whole of God’s ultimate plan of salvation.  God spoke …

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1 Peter 1:6-9 Peter begins verse 6 (NKJV) by saying, “In this you greatly rejoice,” so we need to look back at the preceding verses to see what it is in that we “greatly rejoice.”  We see in verse 3 that it is through our Lord Jesus Christ that we are given a “living hope” …

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1 Peter 1:3-5 Peter begins this letter by giving blessing to God, the Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who, through His resurrection secures for us a living hope and an inheritance that is, as Peter states in verse 4 (NKJV), “incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away.”  He tells us …

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 1 Peter 1:1-2 This first letter of Peter notes that he is an apostle of Jesus Christ; that he walked physically with Jesus and learned directly from Him during the physical ministry of Jesus while He walked the earth. This letter was intended to be a traveling document to give instruction to those who were …

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