Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter …

Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10  Peter’s opening section of his 1st letter focuses on the blessings & responsibilities we have as God’s children  As heirs of the Father’s inheritance 1:1-25  As newborn babes 2:1-3  As living stones in His house 2:4-10

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10  “As Obedient Children…” 1:14-25 Ê …do not be conformed to your former lusts v. 14 Rom 12:2 Eph 2:1-3 Ë …be holy like your Father vv Thess 4:7

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10  “As Obedient Children…” 1:14-25 Ì …conduct your earthly sojourn in fear because of judgment & your redemption vv Í …love your brethren because you obeyed the truth & were born again vv

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10  We’re redeemed from “aimless” living 1:18  A “wasteful” way of living having no purpose  Christ is “pre-existent” 1:20  Affirmed by Scripture Jn 1:1-3 8:58 Micah 5:2 Mt 2:3-6  Denied by some religions (JW’s, Islam)

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10  Re: this “new birth” 1:3, 22  One must submit to water baptism in order to be “born again” Jn 3:2-5  It is “of imperishable seed” because it is in the word of God that we learn this

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10  Peter’s opening section of his 1st letter focuses on the blessings & responsibilities we have as God’s children  As heirs of the Father’s inheritance 1:1-25  As newborn babes 2:1-3  As living stones in His house 2:4-10

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10 The “New Born” Child Of God 2:1-3  Not addressing them as “babes in Christ”… no indication they were “new converts”  Rather, an exhortation to be dependent upon and long for God & His word as a baby longs for its mother’s milk Mt 5:6

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10 The “New Born” Child Of God 2:1-3  A baby doesn’t have to be constantly urged and admonished to seek the source of its life  The salvation God planned, the prophets inquired about, and the angels looked into depends on our desire for the “pure milk”

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10 The “New Born” Child Of God 2:1-3  Some things must be “put off/aside” to be one of God’s children  Prevalent N.T. teaching Eph 4:17-24, Col 3:1-10 “Set your minds…” = “…gird up the loins of your mind”

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10 The “New Born” Child Of God 2:1-3  What is to be “put off/aside?”  Malice Ü an evil desire to injure another  Guile Ü to craftily deceive another  Hypocrisy Ü to pretend genuineness

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10 The “New Born” Child Of God 2:1-3  What is to be “put off/aside?”  Envy Ü to be unhappy at others’ success  Slander Ü to defame another’s character

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10 The “New Born” Child Of God 2:1-3  What is to be “put off/aside?”  All these destroy relationships…prevent the “brotherly love” commanded in 1:22 Malice, Guile, Hypocrisy, Envy, Slander

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10 The “New Born” Child Of God 2:1-3  The “sincere” (pure) milk causes growth  Saints have “tasted the goodness of the Lord” v. 3 Psa 34:8  We return again & again (“long for”) to the “delicious” word Psa 19: :103

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10  Peter’s opening section of his 1st letter focuses on the blessings & responsibilities we have as God’s children  As heirs of the Father’s inheritance 1:1-25  As newborn babes 2:1-3  As living stones in His house 2:4-10

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10 The “Grown” Child Of God 2:4-10  Salvation leads to spiritual growth 2:3  Using different “identifying terms,” Peter lists what the saved individual becomes as he continues to grow in Christ

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter Believers’ Salvation 1:1 – 2:10 The “Grown” Child Of God 2:4-10 Ê “Living stones” in the Lord’s house vv. 4-8  The Lord Himself is a “Living Stone”…the “Chief Cornerstone Eph 2:19-22  Men rejected Him…God accepted Him Psa 2:1-6 Acts 2:22-24, 36

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter …