1. I Peter
Lesson 7

2. I Peter 2:1-12 God describes the Christian as: Newborn Baby
Living Stones
Holy Priesthood
Believer
Obedient to the Word
Chosen Race
Royal Priesthood
Holy Nation
People for God’s Own Possession
Called out ones, aliens and strangers

3. I Peter 1:1-12 Things the Christian is to DO:
Lay aside all: malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy and slander
Long for the pure milk of the Word
Grow in respect to salvation
Come to Jesus as a living stone
Offer up acceptable spiritual sacrifices
Obey the Word
Proclaim the excellencies of Him who called me
Abstain from fleshly lusts
Keep my behavior excellent among the Gentiles

4. Jesus as a Stone I Pet. 2:4-8 A Living Stone vs. 4
Rejected by men vs. 4
Choice/chosen and precious in God’s sight vs. 6
Cornerstone vs. 6
Precious Value vs. 7
Stone of stumbling vs. 8
Rock of offense vs. 8
Rejected by the builders/Jews Ps. 118:22
Became the Cornerstone Ps. 118:22

5. Jesus as a Stone A stone to strike Is. 8:14
A rock to stumble over Is. 8:14
A snare and a trap Is. 8:14-15
A tested stone Is. 28:16
A costly/sure cornerstone for the foundation Is. 28:16
God laid the stone in Zion Is. 28:16
Israel rejected and killed this Stone: God’s Son Mark 12:1-11
The builders = Jews Acts 4:11

6. Jesus as a Stone Jesus = Cornerstone Foundation = apostles & prophets
Building = believers: a growing holy temple in the Lord Eph. 2
Stumbled over by Jews because it was a righteousness by works instead of by faith Rom. 9
“This child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel and for a sign to be opposed.” Luke 2:34
He who believes in Him will not be disappointed I Pet. 2:6

7. Those who rejected/believed
Israel, the builders, rejected Him I Pet. 2:7
All who stumble over Him, stumble because they are disobedient I Pet. 2:8
THOSE WHO BELIEVE
Living Stones I Pet. 2:5
Being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood I Pet. 2:5
Not disappointed/put to shame I Pet. 2:6
Chosen race I Pet. 2:9
Royal priesthood I Pet. 2:9
Holy Nation, a people for God’s own possession to proclaim God’s excellencies I Pet. 2:9

8. Believers as Living Stones
Those who come to Jesus as to a living stone, become living stones themselves I Pet. 2:5
They are being built up as a spiritual house
Christ is the great high priest and faithful Son OVER God’s house Heb. 3 & 10
IF you hold fast the confidence and hope firm until the end, you are part of that house Heb. 3:6
God’s holy temple IS that house Eph. 2
The house is God’s dwelling place Eph. 2
Jew/Gentile in ONE body = church Eph. 2
Corporately and individually believers’ bodies are temple of the Holy Spirit I Cor. 3

9. Priests and Sacrifices
ONLY Aaron and his sons were priests Num. 16:40
God killed Korah and those who went against them Num. 16:31-32
Duties and Sacrifices:
Offering spiritual sacrifices to God
Ministry/priests of the gospel Rom. 15
Thanksgiving and praise Ps. 50; 107 Heb. 13:15
Service of faith and worship Phil 2:17
Broken spirit/contrite heart/humility Ps. 51:17
Giving Phil. 4
Doing good and sharing Heb. 13:16
One’s body, a living and holy sacrifice Rom. 12:1

10. I Pet. 2:11-12 One day, we will reign on earth with HIM Rev. 5 & 20
Therefore:
Be holy
Abstain from fleshly lusts/passions
Keep your behavior/conduct excellent among the Gentiles so that they might glorify God instead of slandering His priests

11. I Pet. 2:1 Definitions
Malice: “kakia”- wickedness, evil, spite, vicious disposition, the underlying principle of evil which is present, even if not outwardly expressed. Desire to injure.
Zod: Wickedness as an evil habit of the mind, while “poneria” is the active outcome of the same. “Poneria” is malevolence, not only doing evil, but being evil. The endeavor to do evil to others, emanates from being inherently evil.

12. I Pet. 2:1 Definitions
Deceit: dolos – a bait, craft, deceit, guile, treachery, using bait to allure (hook) people, especially those already festering in excessive, emotional pain (brought on by themselves) (deceit motivated by guile) uses decoys to snare (deceive) people which implies treachery to exploit the naïve (undiscerning) – baiting them through (with) their own greed.
Zod. Bait, metaphorically and generally fraud, guile (cunning intelligence) , deceit
Ant. Truth, honesty, cleanness, purity

13. I Pet. 2:1 Definitions
Hypocrisy: hupokrisis – playacting, insincerity, literally refers to “someone acting under a mask”, dissimulation
Zod. Generally used for flattery or evil deception. A thing God cannot tolerate, and which He is continually exposing. Idolatry is a form of hypocrisy. So is false prophecy – the saying of the thing that pleased, NOT the thing that was true. The person most deceived was the hypocrite himself but he was also a danger to the society in which he lived. A sin which glories in misleading another by smooth flatteries…it corrupts the conscience averting holiness of life. It is a foe of all truth.

14. Hypocrisy
It stands in opposition to faith as it works to debase the whole man just as faith works to regenerate him. It takes away the key of knowledge. As it corrupted Judaism, it was ready to corrupt Christianity.
Both hypocrisy and the resistance of the conviction of the Holy Spirit, are the negation of faith.

15. I Pet. 2:1 Definitions
Envy: phthonos – a grudge, spite, strong feeling (desire) that sours, due to the influence of sin; the miserable trait of being glad when someone experiences misfortune or pain. Refers to the jealous envy that negatively “energizes” someone with an embittered mind “displeasure of another’s good; …without longing to raise oneself to the level of him whom he envies. But only to depress the envied to his own level.”
Zod. Pain felt and malignity conceived at the sight of excellence or happiness. Is incapable of good and always is used with an evil meaning.
Ant. Joy or delight

16. I Pet. 2:1 Definitions
Slander: katalalia – evil speaking, backbiting, defaming talk
Zod. Synonym is blasphemy, evil speaking, railing, defamation, condemnation, accusation, indictment
This word is only used twice in Scripture
2 Cor. 12:20 Paul wrote that he was afraid he would find slander in the Corinthians