Tag Archives: 1 Peter 2

called to submit

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240805 called to submit 1 Peter 2:21-25 (JDV) 1 Peter 2:21 For you have been called to this, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.1 Peter 2:22 He did not … Continue reading →

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the witness of house slaves

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240804 the witness of house slaves 1 Peter 2:18-20 (JDV) 1 Peter 2:18 House slaves, submit to your masters with all reverence not only to the good and gentle ones but also to the cruel.1 Peter 2:19 Because it brings … Continue reading →

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submit as free people

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240803 submit as free people 1 Peter 2:13-17 (JDV) 1 Peter 2:13 Submit to every human creature because of the Lord, whether to the king as the superior1 Peter 2:14 or to governors as those sent out by him to … Continue reading →

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a chosen family

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240801 a chosen family 1 Peter 2:9-10 (JDV) 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen family, a royal priesthood, a devoted nation, a people that he has obtained, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who … Continue reading →

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honor will come to you

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240731 honor will come to you 1 Peter 2:4-8 (JDV) 1 Peter 2:4 As you come to him, a living stone – rejected by people but chosen and honored by God –1 Peter 2:5 you yourselves, as living stones, a … Continue reading →

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living examples

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

1 Peter 2:11-3:12.  Peter encourages believers to demonstrate their faith in Christ by good deeds, through which they show the world around them that Christ can change lives. They must keep their conduct honorable. They must submit to every human … Continue reading →

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the living stone

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

1 Peter 2:4-10.  Peter encouraged the Christians reading his words by comparing them with those who had opportunity to accept Christ, but had rejected him.  They had a temple made with dead stones.  Christ is the living stone, rejected by … Continue reading →

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the living word

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

1 Peter 1:13-2:3.  Peter encouraged the Christians reading his words to set their hope on something more substantial than human rulers or ancestors.  God’s word alone substantiates the hope of the believer. God’s word explains how he ransomed us with … Continue reading →

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