1 Peter: Living As Foreigners and Exiles (2:11-17)
Peter calls on us to live as foreigners and exiles in this world. We need to be sure that our lives in this world reflect well on God and his kingdom.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. (2 Cor. 4:7 NIV)
Extended studies on First Peter.
Peter calls on us to live as foreigners and exiles in this world. We need to be sure that our lives in this world reflect well on God and his kingdom.
As the redeemed we are God’s chosen people. he has called us for something special. And he is working to accomplish that. Will you join him in that task?
Is Jesus the cornerstone of the life you’re building? If it is not then you are stumbling in the darkness. Make him the center of your life and truly live.
Love as mutual affection is good. But even better is to love one another with a selfless love that seeks the best for others, and the harmony of the body.
Peter calls on us to live our lives here as aliens, foreigners in this world. We have been redeemed and brought into the kingdom of God. So live like it
Peter’s challenge to us, as obedient children of God, is set our hope on the grace to be given us, and to be holy in all we do.
After talking about the salvation we are receiving, and looking forward to, Peter takes a look back at those who initially wrote about it. The Old Testament prophets wrote under the inspiration of God. But that does not mean they always fully understood the message God gave to them. Peter says that they searched intently to understand the mystery of salvation that they wrote about. But it was kept hidden until it was fulfilled in Christ.
In 1 Peter 1:6-9 we find that we can experience a glorious joy in the midst of great trials. This joy comes because we are receiving the goal of our faith.
In 1 Peter 1:3-5 Peter tells us that because of his mercy for us, God has given us a new birth into a living hope and into an imperishable inheritance.
First Peter is a very practical letter written to scattered believers who are suffering for their faith. It is a letter full of encouragement and challenge.