TRUE GRACE FOR TOUGH TIMES — Chapter Two

Chapter Two –The True Grace of God Calls for Correct Thinking for God’s People

As we walk through this next section of God’s Word (1 Peter 1:13-2:10), all of the priorities and responsibilities are related to being God’s chosen people. This whole section climaxes with the description of these people as “a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people…” (2:9a). Peter is telling his first century readers and us today that our primary responsibility in Christ is to be a holy people, living the kind of life that is appropriate for those whose personal identity, ultimate destiny and present reality are determined by the grace of a Holy God. This is where the Apostle is headed in this letter.

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