- 1. Study of Important Biblical Distinctions - 7 - KINDS OF SANCTIFICATION
- (Here\'s the Difference)
- ... believed and were saved. In 1 Peter 1:2, the order of events connected with salvation is linked as follows: 1. Choice and destiny by God the Father. 2. Sanctification by the Spirit. 3. Obedience to ...
- Created on 10 July 2006
- 2. Preaching the Gospel: Presenting the Message - Harold Paisley
- (Preaching the Gospel)
- ... the Lord Jesus in His first public proclamation of the gospel. It is most important to have reverence for the Word and then to preach with the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven (1 Peter 1:12). Spirituality ...
- Created on 12 July 2006
- 3. Nancy Olson - Marion, IA
- (Personal Stories)
- ... brought to remembrance the time I was eight years old and when I asked Jesus into my heart. He gave me the confirmation from 1 Peter 1:8-9, which says…”Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not ...
- Created on 14 December 2006
- 4. Sunday School Lesson 315 Ruth is Redeemed
- (Sunday School Lessons and Activities for Kids)
- Lesson: 315 Lesson Name: Ruth is Redeemed Theme: Redemption: Its Purchase and Purpose Reading: Ruth 2, 3, 4; 1 Peter 1:18,19 Memory Verse: Eph 1:7 Memory Verse Text: We have redemption through His ...
- Created on 16 February 2008
- 5. Safety, Certainty and Enjoyment - THE JOY OF SALVATION.
- (George Cutting - Safety, Certainty and Enjoyment)
- ... spoken will never change. "The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth FOR EVER" (1 Peter 1:24,25). Thus the object of my trust, the foundation ...
- Created on 11 July 2006
- 6. Is there a difference between the
- (Bible Questions and Answers about Satan)
- ... now learning lessons through the Church of the manifold wisdom of God, can scarcely be thought of as other than good, especially when comparison is made with the similar statement of 1 Peter 1:12, “Which ...
- Created on 05 February 2011
- 7. Preaching the Gospel: Personal Responsibility to Witness - John Dennison
- (Preaching the Gospel)
- ... The voice of God through His Word is what brings regeneration in the soul (1 Peter 1:23). Philip followed this original principle by "beginning with the same Scripture" to the Eunuch in Acts ...
- Created on 12 July 2006
- 8. How can I change or control my thought life?
- (Questions about Christian Life)
- How can I change or control my thought life? Paul's statement, "Think on these things" (Philippians 4:8), shows that we can choose the focus of our thoughts. A controlled mind (1 Peter ...
- Created on 19 November 2009
- 9. Is the Spirit of God equal to the Father and the Son?
- (Bible Questions and Answers about the Holy Spirit)
- ... Comforter" (John 14:16). In 1 Corinthians 12-4-6 the Spirit, the Lord and God are parallel (see also Matthew 28:29; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 21). hi the same chapter, He "wills" ...
- Created on 17 November 2009
- 10. Torrey - Holy Spirit -7.3- The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Believer
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... of many an orthodox preacher and teacher is a ministry of death. It is true the word of the gospel is the instrument God uses in regeneration (Compare James 1:18; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 Corinthians 4:15), but ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 11. Torrey - Christ -4.1- Holiness of Christ
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... God?" 1 Peter 1:19 — "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot." 1 John 3:5 — "And ye know that he was manifested to take away ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 12. Should the Church worship like the priests of the Old Testament?
- (Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
- Is the form and subject of Old Testament worship the same as that of the New Testament church? In 1 Peter 1:23 - 2:8, Peter both compares and contrasts Christian and Jewish worship. The character of our ...
- Created on 18 November 2009
- 13. Torrey - Holy Spirit -5- The Names of the Holy Spirit
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... 5:26, James 1:18, 1 Peter 1:23). Irresistible. (Compare Acts 1:8 — "But ye shall receive power, after that he Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 14. Do some verses teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
- (Questions about Sin and Salvation)
- ... the New Testament presupposes that obedience characterizes those who are saved (Romans 6:17; 1 Peter 1:14). Since in Acts 10 Peter commanded believers in Cornelius’ house to be baptized, we should ...
- Created on 19 November 2009
- 15. Torrey - Man -15.4- What should we give thanks for?
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... and death and the grave. 1 Peter 1:3 RV — "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus ...
- Created on 21 May 2007
- 16. Torrey - Man -18- Future Destiny of Believers
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... be holy and without blemish." Proposition: Christ will present to Himself a glorious church, holy and without blemish. XXV. 1 PETER 1:4-5 RV "Unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, ...
- Created on 21 May 2007
- 17. Biography - 38 - Thomas Newberry
- (Brethren Biographies)
- ... which “liveth and abideth for ever” (1 Peter 1: 23). And his Christian life commenced with a love and reverence for the Holy Scriptures, which were his food and “the joy and rejoicing ...
- Created on 14 November 2009
- 18. Is Bible prophecy literal or figurative?
- (Questions about Bible Prophecy and the End Times)
- What starting point enables us to put prophecy into perspective? The prophets "searched diligently" to understand what "the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify" (1 Peter ...
- Created on 17 November 2009
- 19. The Believer's Two Natures - TWO DISTINCT NATURES IN ONE PERSON
- (George Cutting - The Old Nature)
- ... receive, through the sovereign operation of the Spirit by means of the word of God (James 1:18; 1 Peter 1:23), another nature entirely, a "divine nature" (2 Peter 1:4). The blessed Lord puts ...
- Created on 11 July 2006
- 20. What did Old Testament believers know about Christ's sacrifice?
- (Questions about Sin and Salvation)
- ... that should follow” (1 Peter 1:11). Their difficulty was not to know of whom they spake, but of what manner of time. As for Job’s wonderful words, “I know that my Redeemer liveth,” ...
- Created on 14 February 2011
- 21. Can an elder
- (Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
- ... of the book may explain why Peter (by the Spirit’s inspiration) calls it a crown of glory. Peter reminds believers of the sufferings of the Lord Jesus and of His subsequent glory (1 Peter 1:11). ...
- Created on 21 November 2009
- 22. Torrey - Angels -1.01- Character, Position
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... the Son, but the Father." Fifth Proposition: Angels have great knowledge, but are not omniscient. (Compare to Ephesians 3:10-11 and 1 Peter 1:12.) Revelation 22:8-9 RV — "And I John am ...
- Created on 21 May 2007
- 23. Fundamentals -2.03- Inspiration
- (The Fundamentals)
- ... but of incorruptible, through the Word of God, which liveth and abideth” ( 1 Peter 1:23). “Of His own will begat He us by the Word of truth” ( James 1:18). Jesus said: “The words ...
- Created on 08 May 2007
- 24. APPENDIX - Forgotten Truths THE ERAS OF SERVITUDE
- (Sir Robert Anderson - Forgotten Truths)
- ... 1 John 2:28. Apokalupsis ("revelation" or "manifestation") is used of the Advent in 1 Corinthians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:7, 13. Epiphaneia ("appearing") occurs ...
- Created on 09 July 2006
- 25. Foundation Truths of the Gospel - 5 - Regeneration
- (Ritchie - Foundation Truths of the Gospel)
- ... the instrument. "Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth" (James 1:18). "Born again ... by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever" (1 Peter 1:23). "Not of ...
- Created on 11 July 2006
- 26. Fundamentals -2.02- Inspiration, Proof
- (The Fundamentals)
- ... in the church and speak only to himself and to God. But better still, consider the utterance of 1 Peter 1:10,11, where he speaks of them who prophesied of the grace that should come, as “searching ...
- Created on 08 May 2007
- 27. Do differences in the manuscripts mean that our Bible is not totally reliable?
- (Questions about the Bible)
- ... inspiration of the original words (Matthew 22:29-32; John 10:35). Their precise truth has been divinely preserved (Psalm 119:89; 117:2; 1 Peter 1:25). We build safely on the reliability of God’s ...
- Created on 18 November 2009
- 28. Study of Important Biblical Distinctions - 2 - TWO COMINGS OF CHRIST
- (Here\'s the Difference)
- ... first is concerned with the sufferings of Christ, the second with the glory that will follow (1 Peter 1:11). In this chapter we will present Christ's Second Coming in a general ...
- Created on 10 July 2006
- 29. Torrey - God -7.2- What God Knows
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... Proposition: God knows what shall be for all eternity. (Compare to 1 Peter 1:20 RV — "Christ: who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 30. Judges - 04 Early Departure and Ephesus
- (No King in Israel - History of the Judges)
- ... experiences are due to sin in every case. It may be, but it may not be as well. We also learn from 1 Peter 1:6-7 and from Hebrews 12, that such discipline is sometimes developmental, in order to enhance ...
- Created on 22 October 2009
- 31. How long will the Spirit abide with believers?
- (Bible Questions and Answers about the Holy Spirit)
- ... in Genesis 24? The exact expression, "to the age" appears 28 times in the New Testament. These include 1 Peter 1:25 ("the Word of the Lord endureth forever") and Hebrews 7:17, 21, ...
- Created on 19 November 2009
- 32. Types in Hebrews - CHAPTER 6 - ASPECTS OF CHRIST'S WORK
- (Sir Robert Anderson - Types in Hebrews)
- ... but a statement of what He was in His life. Mark the present tense, "Who is bearing." And while the word used in 1 Peter 1:2-24, and in kindred passages, is a sacrificial term, we have here an ...
- Created on 02 July 2006
- 33. Torrey - Man -10.4- The Results of Faith
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... He comes to dwell in our heart and work all His glorious work within. 1 Peter 1:5 — "Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." ...
- Created on 21 May 2007
- 34. Torrey - Christ -6.4- The Results of the Resurrection
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- IV. THE RESULTS OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST. 1 Peter 1:21 RV — "Who through him are believers in God who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 35. Torrey - Christ -5.3- Who Did Christ Die For?
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... His steps. This was evidently not the main purpose of his death, as so many make it today, but an incidental result. (See also 1 Peter 1:18-19 — "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 36. Forgotten Truths - CHAPTER 11 - "BEMA" OF CHRIST or the Judgement Seat
- (Sir Robert Anderson - Forgotten Truths)
- ... question of guilt has been for ever settled. The judgment of 2 Corinthians 5:10 will possibly be a public manifestation of the Father's judgment of 1 Peter 1:17, which is at present a secret matter ...
- Created on 09 July 2006
- 37. Torrey - Man -13.3- How should we love?
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... but in doing; not in profession, but in practice. 1 Peter 4:8 — "And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves; for charity shall cover the multitude of sins." 1 Peter 1:22 ...
- Created on 21 May 2007
- 38. Torrey - God -8.1- The Holiness of God
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... are." 1 Peter 1:15-16 — -"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation. Because it is written, be ye holy, for I am holy." Proposition: God ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 39. Judges - 01 Introduction
- (No King in Israel - History of the Judges)
- ... the same way, 1 Peter 1:1-2:10 teaches us our link with the Lord who has saved us, and 1 Peter 2:11- 5:13 seems to emphasize our relationship with the world in which we are “strangers and pilgrims.” ...
- Created on 22 October 2009
- 40. Torrey - Man -6.1- What is the New Birth?
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... ANSWER: Let us look elsewhere and see what are the agents and instruments by which the work of regeneration is wrought: 1 Peter 1:23 — "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, ...
- Created on 21 May 2007
- 41. Torrey - Christ -5.1- The Importance of the Death of Christ
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... The death of Jesus Christ was the subject that Moses and Elias talked with Him about when they appeared in glory. 1 Peter 1:11 — "Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 42. Types in Hebrews - CHAPTER 11 - TRIUMPHS OF FAITH
- (Sir Robert Anderson - Types in Hebrews)
- ... (the passage must be read in the R.V.), and 1 Peter 1:17) There are few passages more needed today, and few that are more misunderstood. For while the old theology tends to minimize and obscure the great ...
- Created on 02 July 2006
- 43. Torrey - Man -8.2- How are people sanctified?
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth." 1 Peter 1:2 — "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, ...
- Created on 21 May 2007
- 44. Types in Hebrews - CHAPTER 5 - CHRIST'S DEITY ENFORCED
- (Sir Robert Anderson - Types in Hebrews)
- ... are born again. 1 Peter 1:23. And as it was by recourse to the water of purification that the Israelite proved the continuing efficacy of the sin-offering to purge him from defilement, so is it with us. ...
- Created on 02 July 2006
- 45. Torrey - Holy Spirit -8.2- Results of the Spirit in the Prophets and Apostles
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... has revealed to his children through His servants the prophets and the apostles. 1 Peter 1:10-12 — "Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 46. Torrey - Man -6.4- The Manner of the New Birth
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... "For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel.") 1 Peter 1:23,25 — "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but ...
- Created on 21 May 2007
- 47. Torrey - Man - 12.1- The Importance of Love to Christ
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... sisters, and even our own lives, we cannot be his disciples. 1 Peter 1:8 — "Whom having not seen, ye love." (Compare to verse 2, as to whom the "ye" of verse 8 are — "Elect ...
- Created on 21 May 2007
- 48. The Jewish Temple - 12 - The Paschal Feast and the Lord's Supper
- (The Service and Ministry of the Jewish Temple)
- ... unto all them that obey Him' (Heb 5:7-9). Thus the 'Lamb without blemish and without spot, who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world' (1 Peter 1:20)—, indeed, 'slain ...
- Created on 23 April 2007
- 49. George Campbell Biography, Evangelist to Newfoundland - 12 - THE CHALLENGE OF NEW TERRITORY
- (George Campbell Biography)
- CHAPTER 12 THE CHALLENGE OF NEW TERRITORY ?But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light ...
- Created on 22 June 2006
- 50. The Work of Christ - Present 1 - Bodily Presence of Christ in Glory
- (Gabelein - The Work of Christ)
- ... glory (1 Peter 1:21). If I were to teach on the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, I would demonstrate two things. First, that He actually arose; the indisputable fact, that He who had really died, ...
- Created on 11 July 2006