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Peter 1, God’s Promises and Values.
When
God looks at believers, He sees His people as righteous, and He bestows upon
them “exceedingly great and precious promises.” Because God is faithful and
trustworthy, we know that what He says in his word will surely come to pass.
His promises of salvation and transformation, and glorification will come true
for all believers. God’s promises of punishment and eternal separation will
also come true for those who reject Him. Because of God’s promises, we can be
confident about the present and the future. God is in control, and He always
keeps His promises.
What
people value says much about their character. Some people value possessions,
positions, power or wealth. The values listed here in this chapter reveals a
persons spiritual character. Believers who desire to mature in their faith and
be fruitful for Christ will value, virtue, knowledge, self-control,
perseverance, godliness, kindness and love. Christ gives us His divine nature,
but we are responsible to use that nature to set aside sinful desires and
follow Him. We have to value Christ above all else.
Peter
knew he was dying and he faced death calmly. He wanted to make sure believers
had a reminder of the gospel message that had brought them salvation, and of
the power of God that had brought them true life. Believers should live each
day remembering the power of God and sharing with others. If we had to say our
last words today, what would we say to our loved ones?
Please
read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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you have missed any lessons, you can go to: https://sherrysouthard.blogspot.com. Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
Dr.
David Jeremiah Study Bible. Through the Bible by J. Vernon McGee.
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