by Stuart | 5 Apr 2022 | 1 Peter, Devotionals
We have spent quite some time now digging into 1 Peter 1:13–25 and I want to take one last look (I promise!) at these verses before we move on. We have considered the ethical exhortations that Peter offers in these verses—holiness (vv. 14–16); fear of God (vv. 17–21);...
by Stuart | 4 Apr 2022 | 1 Peter, Devotionals
If you have ever tried holding an ethical discussion with someone who complete rejects the Christian faith, you know how frustrating it can be. Humans have an innate sense of ethical direction but, apart from the gospel, it is completely unmoored from any stable...
by Stuart | 1 Apr 2022 | 1 Peter, Devotionals
Peter has consistently rooted his exhortations in this opening chapter in the gospel, and he does so once again as he exhorts his readers to Christian love (1:22–24). Because they had “purified [their] souls by [their] obedience to the truth,” they should “love one...
by Stuart | 31 Mar 2022 | 1 Peter, Devotionals
One of the most frequent exhortations in the Bible is for people to fear God. It is also one of the most frequently misunderstood exhortations. Perhaps this is because the Bible envisions two types of fear. On the one hand, Scripture recognises the reality of dreadful...
by Stuart | 30 Mar 2022 | 1 Peter, Devotionals
Christians sometimes have the tendency to make their faith little more than a list of dos and don’ts. When this happens, Christianity becomes nothing more than a moralistic way of life. We aim for behaviour without getting to the heart of the matter. The apostles did...
