Live such good lives that...
Read 1 Peter 2:12 . As we’ve already seen, holiness is primarily positive, not negative. It must include the avoiding of evil but it’s...
As strangers in the world
Read 1 Peter 2:11 . So Christians are the new temple, the new priesthood, the new people of God (2:5,9) and this calls for a new way of...
The people of God
Read 1 Peter 2:9-10 . Peter returns to the theme of the blessings of being God’s people (2:5). In contrast (But you) to those who reject...
This stone is precious
Read 1 Peter 2:6-8 . Jesus is the chosen and precious foundation stone (2:4-5) and that’s now supported by three OT verses (Is.28:16;...
Built into a spiritual house
Read 1 Peter 2:4-5 . This next section makes extensive use of Old Testament imagery to show that Christian believers are the new people...
Crave pure spiritual milk
Read 1 Peter 2:1-3 . Therefore (1) connects with the previous theme of holiness and especially the call to “love one another deeply from...