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A Study in 1 Peter, Volume 4: Some Practical Exhortations

In his first epistle, Peter encouraged believers who were suffering persecution from a hostile culture. To stand firm, they would need to understand that their true security was in eternity, purchased for them by the blood of Christ. Christians are citizens of heaven, and they are aliens and strangers on the earth. When we learn to see things from this heavenly point of view, all that happens on earth takes on a different light.

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“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace...will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” –1 Peter 5:10 ESV

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“The deeper our troubles, the louder our thanks to God, who has led us through them all and preserved us until today.” –C.H. Spurgeon

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“There is never a morning in which we waken to a day full of challenge and potential anxiety that God was not up long before us.” –Alistair Begg

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“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God...casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” –1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV

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“Our humility springs from our preparedness to say ‘O Lord, I am totally dependent upon you today.’” –Alistair Begg

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Becoming a Christian involves a radical transformation: the ties that bind us to the sin of Adam are broken, and we are made alive in Christ Jesus. Alistair Begg explains that it is incongruous for those who have embraced Christ in His glory to live as though they do not know Him. As we war against the world, the flesh, and the devil, we need a constant reminder that God has united us with Christ and is renewing us day by day. (Scripture: Ephesians 4:20-24) 

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“The shepherding responsibility [of an elder] must always take place with the crook of God’s Word.” –Alistair Begg

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“But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.” –1 Peter 4:13 ESV

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“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.” –1 Peter 4:12 ESV

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