1 Peter 1:1 “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those (chosen to) reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,…”

1 Peter 1:3-4 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,…”

“— things into which angels long to look.” 1 Peter 1:10 & 12 “As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful search and inquiry,…” “— things into which angels long to look.”

“gird your minds” = to gird one’s loins was to tuck the bottom of your cloak into your belt in preparation for battle, work, or rapid travel

Obedience begins in the mind. It is a conscious act of the will. It’s a mindset – intellect, attitudes, motives

No mental “drunkenness”; “sober” = No mental “drunkenness”; Don’t be drunk with the “world’s wine.”  

Rom 8:5-7 “For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God;…”

Holy Living Demands Determination “completely” = Unchangeably “fix your hope” = Holy Living Demands Determination   “completely” = Unchangeably    “revelation” = 5, 7, 9, 13

“former lusts” were in “ignorance” – they are no longer ignorant. We are no longer “ignorant.”

The “actions/attitudes” that result from being “sober” or not. “work” / “conduct” = The “actions/attitudes” that result from being “sober” or not. Are you doing “evil” or not? Are you expressing “holiness?”

“fear” = Awe, Respect

“It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Heb. 10:31 “It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”  

Heb. 12:7 & 11 7 “It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?” 12 “All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”

Former way of life was “slavery.” “redeemed” = Related to buying a slave’s freedom. What slave would want to go back to being a slave? Former way of life was “slavery.” What Father who has redeemed their son would not do what was necessary to keep him from returning to it.

Former way of life was “slavery.” “redeemed” = Related to buying a slave’s freedom. What slave would want to go back to being a slave? Former way of life was “slavery.” What Father who has redeemed their son would not do what was necessary to keep him from returning to it.

A High Cost Results in Great Expectations.   A High Cost Results in Great Expectations.