“For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God” (1 Peter 2:19). If you are receiving what is due…
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“Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh” (1 Peter 2:18).…
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“Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor” (1 Peter 2:17). What can be added to this list? It is a great list,…
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“Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves” (1 Peter 2:16). How often are you influenced to do what…
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“For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people” (1 Peter 2:15). What a powerful truth to put into effect. This…
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“Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who…
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“Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us”…
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“Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul” (1 Peter 2:11). We do not fight against flesh…
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“Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy” (1 Peter 2:10). The…
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“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into…
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