The True Cycle of Salvation, 1 Peter 1
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I. ITS SOURCE ()
I. ITS SOURCE ()
A. We have been chosen by the Father ().
A. We have been chosen by the Father ().
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:
May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
B. We have been made holy by the Spirit ().
B. We have been made holy by the Spirit ().
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:
May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
C. We are cleansed by the blood of the Son ().
C. We are cleansed by the blood of the Son ().
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:
May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
II. ITS GUARANTEE ()
II. ITS GUARANTEE ()
A. The proof (): It is guaranteed by the resurrection of Christ.
A. The proof (): It is guaranteed by the resurrection of Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
B. The permanence (): It is kept in heaven for us.
B. The permanence (): It is kept in heaven for us.
4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
C. The power (): God’s mighty power assures us that we will safely arrive in heaven.
C. The power (): God’s mighty power assures us that we will safely arrive in heaven.
5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
III. ITS JOY ()
III. ITS JOY ()
A. The promise (): This joy can be ours even in the midst of trials.
A. The promise (): This joy can be ours even in the midst of trials.
6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
B. The products (): Our trials produce a twofold fruit.
B. The products (): Our trials produce a twofold fruit.
1. They increase our faith in God ().
1. They increase our faith in God ().
7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
2. They increase our love for God ().
2. They increase our love for God ().
8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
IV. ITS INTERACTION WITH PROPHETS ()
IV. ITS INTERACTION WITH PROPHETS ()
A. What they did not understand (): They could not fully comprehend all their prophecies concerning the future work of the Messiah.
A. What they did not understand (): They could not fully comprehend all their prophecies concerning the future work of the Messiah.
1. In regard to his grief ()
1. In regard to his grief ()
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, 11 inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.
2. In regard to his glory ()
2. In regard to his glory ()
11 inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.
B. What they did understand (): They knew that their prophecies would not be fulfilled until after their deaths.
B. What they did understand (): They knew that their prophecies would not be fulfilled until after their deaths.
12 It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.
V. ITS INTERACTION WITH ANGELS ()
V. ITS INTERACTION WITH ANGELS ()
12 It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.
: They long to know more about this wonderful subject.
VI. ITS RESPONSE ()
VI. ITS RESPONSE ()
A. In regard to ourselves (): We are to be self-controlled.
A. In regard to ourselves (): We are to be self-controlled.
13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
B. In regard to our Savior ()
B. In regard to our Savior ()
1. We are to be holy before God ().
1. We are to be holy before God ().
14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
2. We are to be respectful toward God ().
2. We are to be respectful toward God ().
17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,
VII. ITS COST ()
VII. ITS COST ()
A. The price ()
A. The price ()
1. Negative (): It was not purchased with silver or gold.
1. Negative (): It was not purchased with silver or gold.
18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,
2. Positive (): It was bought by the precious blood of Jesus.
2. Positive (): It was bought by the precious blood of Jesus.
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
B. The planning (): Christ was chosen before the foundation of the world to do this.
B. The planning (): Christ was chosen before the foundation of the world to do this.
20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you 21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
VIII. ITS VEHICLE ()
VIII. ITS VEHICLE ()
A. The new birth (): One must experience regeneration to be saved.
A. The new birth (): One must experience regeneration to be saved.
22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
B. The old book (): It is God’s Word that brings this about.
B. The old book (): It is God’s Word that brings this about.
23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; 24 for
“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,
25 but the word of the Lord remains forever.”
And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
Willmington, H. L. (1999). The Outline Bible ( Peter 1:8–25). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.