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April 28 - 1 Peter 2 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean here. Great to have your company on
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  this Monday, the 28th of April. And we are going to read the
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  rest in its entirety of the book of first Peter.
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  Yeah, that bullish disciple who shot from the hip.
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  He continues to share these words of encouragement to live
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  out the faith that people would have found so foreign to be
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  living out and their neighbours would have found it even more
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  foreign as they worked out or tried to work out what is wrong
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  with my neighbour. Since they started following
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  this Jesus guy, they've gone completely bonkers and they
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  tried to talk them out of it. And today's reading begins with
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  the word so, which means that it's following on from last
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  week's reading, First Peter chapter 1.
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  And you may remember that the end of the last chapter was
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  talking about the fact that we are citizens of an eternal
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  Kingdom, not the Kingdom that passes away on this planet, this
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  world where we live for but a short time.
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  And so that's where Peter picks up as he continues urging Jesus
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  disciples spread out around the known world to continue holding
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  fast to their faith and the teachings attached to it.
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  So friends, join me as we continue along hearing the words
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  of that bloke Peter in First Peter chapter 2.
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  So get rid of all evil behaviour.
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  Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy and all
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  unkind speech. Like newborn babies, you must
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  crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full
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  experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment.
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  Now that you've had a taste of the Lord's kindness, you are
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  coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God's
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  temple. He was rejected by people, but
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  he was chosen by God for great honour and you are living stones
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  that God is building into his spiritual temple.
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  What's more, you are his holy priests.
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  Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual
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  sacrifices. A Please God, as the Scriptures
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  say. I am placing a cornerstone in
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  Jerusalem, chosen for great honour, and anyone who trusts in
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  Him will never be disgraced. Yes, you who trust him recognise
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  the honour God has given him. But for those who reject Him,
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  the stone that the builders rejected has now become the
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  cornerstone. And He is the stone that makes
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  people stumble, the rock that makes them fall.
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  They stumble because they do not obey God's Word, and so they
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  meet the fate that was planned for them.
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  But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people.
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  You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own
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  possession. As a result, you can show others
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  the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness
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  into his wonderful light. Once you had no identity as a
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  people. Now you are God's people.
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  Once he received no mercy, now you have received God's mercy.
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  Dear friends, I warn you as temporary residents and
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  foreigners to keep away from worldly desires that wage war
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  against your very souls. Be careful to live properly
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  among your unbelieving neighbours.
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  Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your
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  honourable behaviour, and they will give honour to God when He
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  judges the world. For the Lord's sake, submit to
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  all human authority, whether the King as head of state or the
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  officials he has appointed. For the King has sent them to
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  punish those who do wrong and to honour those who do right.
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  It is God's will that your honourable lives should silence
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  those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.
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  For you are free, yet you are God's slaves.
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  So don't use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.
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  Respect everyone and love the family of believers.
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  Fear God and respect the king. You who are slaves must submit
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  to your masters with all respect.
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  Do what they tell you, not only if they are kind and reasonable,
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  but even if they are cruel. For God is pleased when
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  conscious of His will, you patiently endure unjust
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  treatment. Of course, you get no credit for
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  being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong.
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  But if you suffer for doing good and endure it patiently, God is
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  pleased with you. For God called you to do good,
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  even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you.
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  He is your example and you must follow in His steps.
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  He never sinned nor ever deceived anyone.
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  He did not retaliate when He was insulted nor threaten revenge
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  when He suffered. He left His case in the hands of
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  God, who always judges fairly. He personally carried our sins
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  in His body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live
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  for what is right. By His wounds you are healed.
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  Once you were like sheep who wandered away, but now you have
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  turned to your Shepherd, the guardian of your souls, our Lord
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  Jesus. This writing just cuts to the
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  truth as we are just humbled by so many incredible things
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  contained in this chapter. Our Lord, help tune our hearts
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  to hear you and to receive the purity of your spiritual
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  teaching that doesn't get diluted by the loud voices of
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  this world. Because You have chosen us and
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  made us this royal priesthood to live out lives of worship to You
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  alone. You've given us a new identity,
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  and You have taken away all that would separate us from a holy
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  God so that we can truly be in Your presence.
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  You've called us out of the darkness of this world into your
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  wonderful light. Oh, what an incredible gift you
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  give us. Thank you Jesus that You did all
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  of this out of your kindness and Your love for us would help us
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  live deeply, being sustained in your kindness and love and not
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  get drawn into the tit for tat nature of this world.
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  Thank you for your love, thank you for your invitation and for
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  doing everything for us so that we can be saved and be your
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  brothers and sisters. Children of the living God,
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  forgiven and holy once more, we worship you, our wonderful Lord,
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  and we thank you for all of this and your name, Amen.