A Review And Overview Of 1 Peter

It was a joy to preach through the book of 1 Peter this summer. Your grace and your patience to me was a tremendous blessing, thank you. Here are some takeaways that we don’t want us to miss.

Stand Firm In The True Grace Of God: Peter calls us to stand firm but we do not ultimately stand upon our own two feet. Rather, we stand upon the grace of God that is dispensed to us in a number of ways.

Hope: The hope of the believer is not a probability but a certainty that is grounded in the appearance and work of Jesus. Peter grounds the believer’s hope ultimately in the certainty that Jesus appeared once and he is going to appear again. Ultimately, those who hope in Christ will not be disappointed and the eternal rule of Jesus will prove to trump the temporary Roman Empire.

Suffering On Purpose: Believers are grounded in the reality that their suffering isn’t in vain. In chapter one, for instance, we learn that the believer’s faith is being purified through suffering and opposition they face.

Making The Connection: Peter repeatedly grounds the call to the believer’s lifestyle in the life of Christ. Peter’s argument is that since we are in Christ, we too are called to a pattern of life that resembles our Savior. This is the most effective form of evangelism and proclamation of the gospel.

Love One Another: Peter teaches us that those who are in Christ are a “spiritual house” in which his presence dwells. Some implications of this are: long for the pure spiritual milk of God’s word in order to be nourished in the life of Christ (2:1-3); Godly leadership and submission (5:1-5); clothe yourselves with humility towards one another (3:8; 5:5); and above all, love one another because love covers a multitude of sins (4:8).

May God richly bless his people through the preaching of His Word.

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