Posts with the category “bible-studies”

Though believers should trust in God, they should be vigilant and on guard against Satan's attacks.  Read More

n the final chapter, Peter begins with a personal message to the church’s elders and ministers. The church needs Spirit-led leadership more than when it is being persecuted, which explains why Peter wrote this special message to encourage them to do their work faithfully.  Read More

As we approach 1 Peter 4:12-19, we can reflect on previous passages on how Peter develops his message, “Christ gives hope during difficult days.”  Read More

Throughout the New Testament, we read of the changed life that follows genuine conversion. When God forgives us of our sins, Christ’s righteousness is credited to our account, and the Holy Spirit takes up residence in our hearts; then old things pass away and all things become new (2 Cor 5:17).   Read More

1 Peter 3:18-22  In 1 Peter 3:18-22, Peter culminates his section on the unjust suffering of believers with the example of how Christ’s suffering achieved God’s triumphant purpose.  Read More

How do you know that you are growing as a Christian? How can you avoid “growing old as a Christian” without “growing up in Christ”? These questions are not meant to judge but to evaluate one’s journey toward spiritual maturity.   Read More

The principle of submission directly relates to the example and person of Christ (1 Peter 2:21-25), who compels believers to submit to one another in godly obedience. Whether we submit to authority in the government, the workplace, or marriage, Christians should remember that we represent Christ before a watching world.  Read More

In this second major of 1 Peter—the longest of the three—Peter exhorts his readers to continue to live for Christ despite living as strangers in a strange land (1 Pet 2:13—4:11).  Read More

Peter offers some vital thoughts on unity within the body of Christ—a unity that can be weakened and shattered amid suffering and loss of hope.  Read More

Beginning with 1 Peter 1:13, the apostle Peter offers an actionable to-do list for godly people to prevail in an ungodly world.  Read More