Ways to follow
Curated Bible Study Content from Christ in Andy and team.
From 1 Peter 2:13 – 3:7, the Apostle Peter expounded on the various types of submissions we believers must give to one another. And in today’s study scripture article release, I want to focus on 1 Peter 2:13-17, where Peter explains why a believer ought to submit himself to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake.
Verse 11 and downwards of 1 Peter chapter 2 opens a new area of teaching where Apostle Peter speaks on how the children of God ought to live in this fallen world. One of them is the necessity for a believer to abstain from fleshly lusts.
In 1 Peter 2:7-10, Apostle Peter revealed the importance of building everything on the chief cornerstone — Jesus. As a believer, you must understand this because you’re God’s chosen one, a priest and part of His holy nation.
As you focus on growing spiritually in the Lord, you’ll draw near Jesus. And by that, your inner man will be built up to become all that God created you to be and do.
1 Peter 2:1-3 speaks about spiritual growth. And it’s not only for newborn babes in Christ, but also for mature believers. Delve in deeper!
In 1 Peter 1:22-25 NKJV, the Apostle Peter teaches about how we can love one another fervently with a pure heart in Christ. As children of God, this is possible, but requires spiritual maturity.
Even though persecution for the cause of Christ abound in this evil world, Apostle Peter in his epistle, encourages you to conduct yourself throughout your stay on Earth in reverent fear using 1 Peter 1:17-21.
Despite the hurts, disappointments and evil things happening in our world, the Apostle Peter urges us never to turn away our focus on the grace God intends to bring to us when Jesus is revealed. Learn more it in today’s Study-Scripture article.
In 1 Peter 1:10-12, Apostle Peter nailed the doctrine about how God’s great salvation purposed for us was planned to get manifested in the dispensation of grace.
Trials come to test the genuineness of a believer’s faith in the Lord. And after passing through various situations in life while standing strong in what God has said, you’ll see that the Lord being with you is greater than anything in this world.
God has begotten you to a living hope because there’s an inheritance He has stored up for you, even as you endure your afflictions in the Lord Jesus for His kingdom’s sake. That inheritance is in two folds – the earthly one and the heavenly one.
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