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I trust Christ for my rescue

20240813 I trust Christ for my rescue 1 Peter 3:21-22 (JDV) 1 Peter 3:21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, is now rescuing you (not as the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a good conscience toward … Continue reading

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the fuller rescue

20240812 the fuller rescue 1 Peter 3:18b-20 (JDV) 1 Peter 3:18b He was put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Breath,1 Peter 3:19 by which he also went and proclaimed to the breaths in prison1 Peter … Continue reading

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Christ also suffered

20240811 Christ also suffered 1 Peter 3:17-18a (JDV) 1 Peter 3:17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will than for doing evil.1 Peter 3:18a For Christ also suffered for sins once for … Continue reading

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don’t miss mistreatment

20240810 don’t miss mistreatment 1 Peter 3:13-16 (JDV) 1 Peter 3:13 Who then should mistreat you if you are devoted to what is good?1 Peter 3:14 But even if you might suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear … Continue reading

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selfish submission

20240809 selfish submission 1 Peter 3:10-12 (JDV) 1 Peter 3:10 You see, the one who wants to care about life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,1 Peter 3:11 … Continue reading

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give as you will be given

20240808 give as you will be given 1 Peter 3:8-9 (JDV) 1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you be harmonious and sympathetic, love one another, and be compassionate and humble,1 Peter 3:9 not paying back evil for evil or insult … Continue reading

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husbands, honor your wives

20240807 husbands, honor your wives 1 Peter 3:7 (JDV) 1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, likewise, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker container, showing them due honor as coheirs of the grace of life, so that … Continue reading

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wives, submit yourselves

20240806 wives, submit yourselves 1 Peter 3:1-6 (JDV) 1 Peter 3:1 In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, even if some disobey the word, they may be won without a word by the way … Continue reading

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living devotees

1 Peter 3:13-4:19.  Peter encourages believers to face the times they are in with complete devotion to Christ. God may allow them to face challenges to their faith.  As living devotees, them must honor Christ the Lord as holy, and … Continue reading

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living examples

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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