1 Peter 3 – Noah
In this passage, Peter is writing about how Christ reverses the curse of Genesis 6 by linking Christian baptism with the story of Noah.
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1 Peter 3 – We’re WEIRD
When we read the Scriptures we must necessarily be aware of vast cultural difference between its societal and religious paradigms, not only in the household codes but in all things of which Scripture speaks even in such central ideas such as salvation and justification.
1 Peter 2 – Obey the Authorities
One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty. I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law. – Martin Luther King
1 Peter 2 – A Royal Priesthood
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation. God’s own people.
1 Peter 1 – A Call to Holiness
Peter encourages us that if we truly believe that “we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (v.1:3) then our lives and our manner of living should reflect this truth.
1 Peter 1 – The Salutation and a Blessing
To the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
The Way of Love: Next Steps
Rev. Gunn’s book is a “practical guide to following Jesus.” This book is intended to be a means for each of us to intentionally develop better everyday habits which will help us live into our life in Christ. The Way of Love is not an academic study, but more of a how-to book. How do we follow Jesus on a daily basis?
The Way of Love: Rest and Resting
When we Rest, in prayer or contemplation, we are saying “yes” to God; when we Rest in the presence of others, we are saying “yes” to human relationships, and when we simply Rest with ourselves, we are saying “yes” to life itself.
The Way of Love: Go and How to Go
The purpose of the Twelve was not to simply follow Jesus around as his entourage, but to be sent out and to proclaim that the “Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
The Way of Love: Bless and How to be a Blessing
Being a blessing simply means loving others as best we can. It requires actively listening to others, intuiting their needs, and serving them in whatever way we can.