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1 Peter 1: A Study on Hope and Holiness

A Bible study outline summarizing 1 Peter 1.

1. Salutation and Election

1.1 The Chosen Exiles

Verses: 1 Peter 1:1-2
  • Addressed to believers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.
  • Chosen according to the foreknowledge of the Almighty.

1.2 Sanctification and Grace

Verses: 1 Peter 1:2
  • Sanctified by the Spirit, leading to obedience and cleansing by the blood of the Messiah.
  • Grace and peace are multiplied to those who believe.

2. The Gift of Salvation

2.1 A Living Hope

Verses: 1 Peter 1:3-4
  • Born again into a living hope through the resurrection of the Messiah from the dead.
  • An inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven.

2.2 The Assurance of Salvation

Verses: 1 Peter 1:5-7
  • Kept by the power of the Almighty through faith for salvation ready to be revealed.
  • Rejoicing in trials, knowing that genuine faith is more precious than gold.

2.3 Love and Joy in Believing

Verses: 1 Peter 1:8-9
  • Loving the One unseen, believing and rejoicing with joy that is inexpressible.
  • Receiving the end result of faith, the salvation of souls.

3. The Testimony of the Prophets

3.1 Prophetic Foresight

Verses: 1 Peter 1:10-11
  • Prophets inquired and searched carefully, prophesying about the grace to come.
  • The Spirit of the Messiah testified beforehand about the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories to follow.

3.2 A Message for All

Verses: 1 Peter 1:12
  • These prophecies were not for themselves but for those who now hear the gospel.
  • Angels long to look into these things.

4. Living a Holy Life

4.1 A Call to Holiness

Verses: 1 Peter 1:13-14
  • Gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully on the grace to be revealed.
  • As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.

4.2 Imitating the Almighty

Verses: 1 Peter 1:15-16
  • Be holy in all conduct, as the One who called you is holy.
  • It is written, 'Be holy, for I am holy.'

4.3 Living in Reverent Fear

Verses: 1 Peter 1:17-18
  • Live in reverent fear during your time as exiles, knowing the Almighty judges impartially.
  • You were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold.

4.4 Redeemed by the Blood

Verses: 1 Peter 1:19-20
  • But with the precious blood of the Messiah, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
  • He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in these last times for the sake of you.

5. Love and the Enduring Word

5.1 Faith and Hope in the Almighty

Verses: 1 Peter 1:21
  • Through the Messiah, you believe in the Almighty, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory.
  • Your faith and hope are in the Almighty.

5.2 Born Again Through the Word

Verses: 1 Peter 1:22-23
  • Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.
  • Born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word.

5.3 The Enduring Word

Verses: 1 Peter 1:24-25
  • All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls.
  • But the word of the Almighty remains forever. And this word is the good news that was preached to you.