1 Peter: Elect Exiles
Principles for Obeying Human Authorities in Our Life
The mere preferences of your legitimate human authorities are the Lord’s commands. ‘1 Peter 2:13 – Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority:whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority.’
An Introduction to God’s Will for Human Authorities in Our Life
For the Lord’s sake, submit to all human Authorities. 1 Peter 2:13 – Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority:whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority.
#10 – 1 Peter: Elect Exiles – Finding Your Significance in God’s Love for You
Find your significance in God’s love for you, and nothing or no one else. 1 Peter 2: 4-11 – As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living…
#9 – 1 Peter: Understanding the Genres of Communication
Deceit is not necessarily tied to words, but it is necessarily tied to intent! 1 Peter 2:1 – Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
Be transformed by the renewing of your mind
Be transformed by the Renewing of your Mind 1 Peter 2:1-3 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
# 7 – 1 Peter: Elect Exiles – Be Holy to be Happy
Be Holy to be Happy. 1 Peter 1:14 – 16: As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy
#6 – 1 Peter: The Spirit that is Killing You
You have and you will bend to the wind 1 Peter 1:22-25 – Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the…
#5 – 1 Peter: Elect Exiles – The Hope and Fear that Lead to Holiness
Sin drives you crazy, Holiness makes you sane. 1 Peter 1:13-19 – Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived…
#4 – 1 Peter: Elect Exiles – Hope in the Endtimes
The Hope we have in Christ’s return should motivate us to make the most of our lives for him. 1 Peter 1:13 – Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
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