A Call to Holy Living
13 So think clearly and exercise self-control. Look forward to the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. 14 So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. 15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. 16 For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”[c]
17 And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time as “foreigners in the land.” 18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver. 19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. 20 God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but he has now revealed him to you in these last days.
21 Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.
22 You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters.[d] Love each other deeply with all your heart.[e]
23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. 24 As the Scriptures say,
“People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades. 25 But the word of the Lord remains forever.”[f]
And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.
Footnotes:
c. 1 Peter 1:16 Lev 11:44-45; 19:2; 20:7.
d. 1 Peter 1:22 Greek must have brotherly love.
e. 1 Peter 1:22 Some manuscripts read with a pure heart.
f. 1 Peter 1:25 Isa 40:6-8.
4 comments:
Guys, this is an amazing chapter. It speaks to me on so many levels. I know I definitely can struggle with the first part of this chapter and should remember
17 And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time as “foreigners in the land.”
Father, I do not want to disappoint You. Give me the wisdom to make the right choices and to honor You in all that I say and do.
Your son,
cas
I agree with CAS, really impactful beginning. I am just so thankful that by faith in Christ our sins are washed away. My prayer today is for obedience Lord.
Yes, this is a powerful chapter.
Lord, as I struggle in my daily life I ask for strengh and encouragement to live in reflection of you.
Amen, LT
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