1 Peter 1:1-25.
1 Peter 1:1-25 (GNT)
1 "From Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ— To God's chosen people who
live as refugees scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus,
Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. 2 You were chosen according
to the purpose of God the Father and were made a holy people by his
Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be purified by his blood. May grace
and peace be yours in full measure. 3 Let us give thanks to the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of his great mercy he
gave us new life by raising Jesus Christ from death. This fills us
with a living hope, 4 and so we look forward to possessing the rich
blessings that God keeps for his people. He keeps them for you in
heaven, where they cannot decay or spoil or fade away. 5 They are for
you, who through faith are kept safe by God's power for the salvation
which is ready to be revealed at the end of time. 6 Be glad about
this, even though it may now be necessary for you to be sad for a
while because of the many kinds of trials you suffer. 7 Their purpose
is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be
destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more
precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then
you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus
Christ is revealed. 8 You love him, although you have not seen him,
and you believe in him, although you do not now see him. So you
rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express, 9
because you are receiving the salvation of your souls, which is the
purpose of your faith in him. 10 It was concerning this salvation that
the prophets made careful search and investigation, and they
prophesied about this gift which God would give you. 11 They tried to
find out when the time would be and how it would come. This was the
time to which Christ's Spirit in them was pointing, in predicting the
sufferings that Christ would have to endure and the glory that would
follow. 12 God revealed to these prophets that their work was not for
their own benefit, but for yours, as they spoke about those things
which you have now heard from the messengers who announced the Good
News by the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. These are
things which even the angels would like to understand. 13 So then,
have your minds ready for action. Keep alert and set your hope
completely on the blessing which will be given you when Jesus Christ
is revealed. 14 Be obedient to God, and do not allow your lives to be
shaped by those desires you had when you were still ignorant. 15
Instead, be holy in all that you do, just as God who called you is
holy. 16 The scripture says, "Be holy because I am holy." 17 You call
him Father, when you pray to God, who judges all people by the same
standard, according to what each one has done; so then, spend the rest
of your lives here on earth in reverence for him. 18 For you know what
was paid to set you free from the worthless manner of life handed down
by your ancestors. It was not something that can be destroyed, such as
silver or gold; 19 it was the costly sacrifice of Christ, who was like
a lamb without defect or flaw. 20 He had been chosen by God before the
creation of the world and was revealed in these last days for your
sake. 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from death and
gave him glory; and so your faith and hope are fixed on God. 22 Now
that by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves and
have come to have a sincere love for other believers, love one another
earnestly with all your heart. 23 For through the living and eternal
word of God you have been born again as the children of a parent who
is immortal, not mortal. 24 As the scripture says, "All human beings
are like grass, and all their glory is like wild flowers. The grass
withers, and the flowers fall, 25 but the word of the Lord remains
forever."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord as savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bles you.
1 "From Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ— To God's chosen people who
live as refugees scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus,
Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. 2 You were chosen according
to the purpose of God the Father and were made a holy people by his
Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be purified by his blood. May grace
and peace be yours in full measure. 3 Let us give thanks to the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of his great mercy he
gave us new life by raising Jesus Christ from death. This fills us
with a living hope, 4 and so we look forward to possessing the rich
blessings that God keeps for his people. He keeps them for you in
heaven, where they cannot decay or spoil or fade away. 5 They are for
you, who through faith are kept safe by God's power for the salvation
which is ready to be revealed at the end of time. 6 Be glad about
this, even though it may now be necessary for you to be sad for a
while because of the many kinds of trials you suffer. 7 Their purpose
is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be
destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more
precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then
you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus
Christ is revealed. 8 You love him, although you have not seen him,
and you believe in him, although you do not now see him. So you
rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express, 9
because you are receiving the salvation of your souls, which is the
purpose of your faith in him. 10 It was concerning this salvation that
the prophets made careful search and investigation, and they
prophesied about this gift which God would give you. 11 They tried to
find out when the time would be and how it would come. This was the
time to which Christ's Spirit in them was pointing, in predicting the
sufferings that Christ would have to endure and the glory that would
follow. 12 God revealed to these prophets that their work was not for
their own benefit, but for yours, as they spoke about those things
which you have now heard from the messengers who announced the Good
News by the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. These are
things which even the angels would like to understand. 13 So then,
have your minds ready for action. Keep alert and set your hope
completely on the blessing which will be given you when Jesus Christ
is revealed. 14 Be obedient to God, and do not allow your lives to be
shaped by those desires you had when you were still ignorant. 15
Instead, be holy in all that you do, just as God who called you is
holy. 16 The scripture says, "Be holy because I am holy." 17 You call
him Father, when you pray to God, who judges all people by the same
standard, according to what each one has done; so then, spend the rest
of your lives here on earth in reverence for him. 18 For you know what
was paid to set you free from the worthless manner of life handed down
by your ancestors. It was not something that can be destroyed, such as
silver or gold; 19 it was the costly sacrifice of Christ, who was like
a lamb without defect or flaw. 20 He had been chosen by God before the
creation of the world and was revealed in these last days for your
sake. 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from death and
gave him glory; and so your faith and hope are fixed on God. 22 Now
that by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves and
have come to have a sincere love for other believers, love one another
earnestly with all your heart. 23 For through the living and eternal
word of God you have been born again as the children of a parent who
is immortal, not mortal. 24 As the scripture says, "All human beings
are like grass, and all their glory is like wild flowers. The grass
withers, and the flowers fall, 25 but the word of the Lord remains
forever."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord as savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bles you.
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