imperishable seed

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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imperishable seed

1 Peter 1:23-25

1 Peter 1:23 because you have been born again — not of perishable seed but of imperishable — through the living and enduring word of God.
1 Peter 1:24 Because everything mortal is like grass, and all its glory like a flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,
1 Peter 1:25 but the word of the Lord endures permanently. And this word is the gospel that was proclaimed to you.

imperishable seed

Our first birth was from perishable seed; we were born mortal. Our new birth when we started believing God’s word was from imperishable seed. When our Lord retrurns to raise us, it will be with bodies that are just as eternal as God’s truth.

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demonstrating faith and hope

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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demonstrating faith and hope

1 Peter 1:21-22

1 Peter 1:21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth, so that you show sincere brotherly care for each other, from a pure heart care about one another constantly,

demonstrating faith and hope

You say you have faith in God and hope for an eternal future because of him? OK, how do you prove that faith and hope? Here are two ways to demonstrate your faith and hope: obeying his truth and caring about other believers.

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secret now revealed

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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secret now revealed

1 Peter 1:20

1 Peter 1:20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was revealed in these last times for you.

secret now revealed

Christ existed before Jesus was born. He was God the Father’s secret plan to rescue his people. He was revealed at just the right time to accomplish the work he had to do to rescue us. It is finished.

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empty way of life

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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empty way of life

1 Peter 1:17-19

1 Peter 1:17 If you appeal to the Father who judges impartially according to each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in reverence during your time living as strangers.
1 Peter 1:18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from your fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb.

empty way of life

We used to be slaves to an empty way of life — which only produced emptiness. Now we have been redeemed by the precious blood of Christ. With that debt paid, we can now live as free people, and pursuit a fruitful life instead.

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revelation grace

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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revelation grace

1 Peter 1:13-16 (JDV)

1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance.
1 Peter 1:15 But as the one who called you is sacred, you also are to be sacred in all your conduct;
1 Peter 1:16 for it is written, Be sacred, because I am sacred.

revelation grace

The key to living a sacred life today is setting our hope completely of the return of Christ — when he will be revealed. The justification grace we have received so far is wonderful, but it is only beginning. We seek revelation grace — the fulfillment of all Christ’s promises to us when he comes again.

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glory in the future

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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glory in the future

1 Peter 1:10-12

1 Peter 1:10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that would come to you, searched and carefully investigated.
1 Peter 1:11 They inquired into what time or what circumstances the Breath of Christ within them was indicating when he testified in advance to the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
1 Peter 1:12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you. These things have now been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Sacred Breath sent from heaven — angels long to catch a glimpse of these things.

glory in the future

The prophets who predicted Christ’s suffering and glory attest to the inheritance of his followers as well. Just as Jesus suffered, and is now glorified, so all believers who suffer now will see glory in the future.

LORD, help us to persevere through the times of testing so that the glory that is our living hope shines through.

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not seen, not seeing, but glad

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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not seen, not seeing, but glad

1 Peter 1:8-9

1 Peter 1:8 Though you have not seen him, you care about him; though not seeing him now, you believe in him, and you are glad with inexpressible and glorious joy,
1 Peter 1:9 because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

not seen, not seeing, but glad

Peter’s description of believers defies logic. We are a people today who have never seen Jesus, are not seeing him now, but we are still glad. Our joy comes from believing him, and trusting that the goal of our salvation will come with him when he returns.

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guarded by God’s power

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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guarded by God’s power

1 Peter 1:5-7 (JDV)

1 Peter 1:5 You are being guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:6 You are glad about this, even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trials
1 Peter 1:7 so that the proven character of your faith — more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire — may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

guarded by God’s power

Peter tells believers that they are waiting for a salvation not yeat revealed. The only thing that ties them (and us) to that future salvation is our faith. That faith can withstand our present sufferings and grief. We are being guarded by God’s power, and that same power will one day bring about our completed salvation by raising us from the dead, never to die again.

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hope through the resurrection

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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hope through the resurrection

1 Peter 1:3-4

1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
1 Peter 1:4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.

hope through the resurrection

The hope that believers have today is not linked to anything we were born with. It is not tied to our having immortal souls. It is based entirely on the fact that our Lord was raised from the dead, never to experience death again. Our hope is not that we will fly away when we die, but that we also will be raised from death at Christ’s return, never to die again.

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chosen, but exiles

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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chosen, but exiles

1 Peter 1:1-2

1 Peter 1:1 Peter, a missionary of Jesus Christ: To those chosen, living as exiles dispersed abroad in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Breath, to be obedient and to be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

chosen, but exiles

Peter writes to fellow believers whose lives appear to be a contradiction. They are chosen by God but they are exiles, living in other lands instead of the holy land. Such is the case with all of us. There is no land on earth today that matches our inheritance. That inheritance is the holy city that will descend from heaven. Until that happens, we are all exiles here.

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