1 peter what is it about?
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Audience. 1 Peter is addressed to the “elect resident aliens” scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. ... While the new Christians have encountered oppression and hostility from locals, Peter advises them to maintain loyalty to both their religion and the Roman Empire (1 Peter 2:17).
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1 Peter 1:3: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Corinthians 15:21: "For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man."
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The first two times, the Bible uses the 'agape' form of love, which is understood to be a general meaning of the word. ... But the third time that Jesus asks Peter if he loves Him, He uses 'phileo,' which speaks of affection, fondness and liking the other. This love is companionable and relational.
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The Text (1 Peter 2:24-25) 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. 25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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In 1 Peter 4:10, we're called to use our gifts to serve others as faithful stewards of God's grace. Now, in that context, Peter was specifically talking about spiritual gifts, like prophecy and healing.
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The New Testament focuses more on the life and teachings of Jesus and the Christian church. The Old Testament explains the history of the creation of the World, the exodus of Israelites, and the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God.
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It is traditionally considered to be the last epistle he wrote before his death. It is addressed to Timothy, a fellow missionary. The Epistle advocates endurance as the main quality for a preacher of the gospel. As a good soldier for Jesus Christ, he is to be pure, noble, and ready to take his share of suffering.
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The First Epistle of Paul to Timothy, usually referred to simply as First Timothy and often written 1 Timothy, is one of three letters in the New Testament of the Bible often grouped together as the Pastoral Epistles, along with Second Timothy and Titus.
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According to the Epistle to the Galatians chapter 2, Peter had traveled to Antioch and there was a dispute between him and Paul. ... Galatians 2:11–13 says: When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles.
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Peter wrote two books and both bear his name, 1 Peter and 2 Peter. If you own a bible there is usually an index that gives the book of the Bible and it's writer in a table.
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['Caleb questions.', 'Who, what can you affirm and bless?', 'To whom can you show mercy?', 'With whom can you share the Gospel?', 'What opportunity is God opening up for you as a group, to declare the good news of the Kingdom in your area?', 'Who could you invite to come and join with you?']
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The apostle Peter writes, 'Live your lives as strangers here' (1 Peter 1:17). Like the psalmist, as servants of God they were called to be different from those around them.
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1 Peter 4:10, NASB: "As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." ... 1 Peter 4:10, CSB: "Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve others, as good stewards of the varied grace of God."
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It is worth noting that God, in Genesis 1, and man, in Genesis 2, do seem to name different things. But, the point is that the first Genesis creation story emphasizes God as the name-giver, whereas the second Genesis creation story emphasizes the man as the name-giver.
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The starting place is 10:30, where Jesus claims "I and the Father are one (or equal)." The crowds correctly interpret this to mean that Jesus in some way claims "equality with God." His claim leads them to a judgment, "blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God" (10:33).
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6. 1 Peter 5:6-7. "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you."
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There are no excerpts, because Limbo doesn't exist in the Bible. The Catholic Church made that up to get people to pay priests to pray for their dead relatives to go to Heaven.