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Introduction:
Today, by way of introduction I would like to review a little of the present study of 1 Peter.
I.
The Audience- 1:1,2
A. They were strangers and on this earth.
This earth was not the home of the original readers.
B. They were scattered- Throughout the Roman provinces of Pontus, Bithynia, Galatia, Asia, and Cappadocia,.
C. How had these “strangers” come to Christ.
a. Acts 2:9- On the Day of Pentecost, men from Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia were present.
Approximately 30 a.d.
b.
Acts 16:6- Paul evangelized Galatia
D. They were Christians- “elect”
II.
Date of writing-
A.
Early 60’s a.d.
So it is conceivable that some of the original readers had been saved for atleast thirty years
B. During Nero’s rule
III.
Purpose
A. To guide for the readers to handling persecution
B. A manual for suffering, particularly when one has done what is right.
IV.
Outline: (Show overhead?)
I.
Hope In Suffering (1:1-12)
II.
Life in View of Suffering (1:13-3:12)
III.
The Proper Perspective in Suffering (3:13-4:19)
IV.
Final Instructions for Suffering Christians (5:1-14)
Thus far in our study of 1 Peter, we have finished chapter one.
We have finished part one of our outline (“Hope in Suffering”).
We have seen:
1.
1:3-5 We have an eternal inheritance which cannot die reserved in heaven, and that for the moment we are safe within the garrison of God which keeps us until the day we reach heaven.
2.
1:6-9 Suffering and difficult times serve to burn off the spiritual impurities and make the genuine faith of the believer shine.
But in order to have shining faith when you come out of trials, one must have genuine faith going into the trials.
In other words, one must be a Christian.
You see, for Christians, trials may be difficult, but they don’t have to be crushed.
So that’s part one of the outline, “Hope in Suffering.”
We have started part two also: “Life in View of Suffering” How to live from day to day in the face of difficulties.
1.
1:13-21 Be holy.
The believer is not so much called to happiness as he is to holiness
2.
1:17-21 Remember the cost of your salvation.
The precious blood of Jesus
3.
1:22-25 Love other believers.
You already love them like brothers.
Now love them with agape love.
Love that is work.
Peter indicates, as Wayne Grudem says, that the love between believers will last for eternity since the Word of God which saved them lasts for eternity.
Christians have an eternal bond which is based upon the eternal Word.
This opens up then to the next command-
“Crave God’s Word”
Read 1 Peter 2:1-3
I.
The Evidence of Agape Love
II.
A New Desire
III.
A New Taste
I.
The Evidence of Agape Love
A. “Wherefore”
1. ties back to verse 22 (read it)
2. and the bond of love Christians have with one another.
B.
Get rid of: utterly reject, (Romans 13:12) “cast off” (Hebrews 12:1) Get rid of something that is undesirable, something that hinders or gets in the way of.
In his commentary on 1 Peter, Howard Marshall points to this list as those things which impedes the growth of the believer, that is discussed in verse 2. (p.
65)
C.
The following items get in the way of and hinder the exercise of agape love that Peter so desires Christians to have.
1.
Malice: evil intent.
The purpose to hurt somebody.
2. Guile: to deceive.
It can mean to take by stealth (Jews took Jesus this way), craftiness, deception, subtlety.
It’s bait or a decoy.
It could be laying a trap for someone with their words or with their actions.
Watching for them to trip up.
It could be actually lying and deceiving others.
3.
Hypocrisies- To play act.
Here it refers specifically to pretending love for a fellow believer.
4.
Envy- wanting something that someone else has.
5. Evil speakings- speaking badly of another person.
Such things are related and not the marks of true agape love.
They also impede one’s spiritual progress.
Notice that while these things are directed toward and against others, the one who ultimately suffers loss is the one doing them.
He is deprived of the growth that could have been his.
Such things will leave the Christian bitter, lonely, selfish and empty.
They make spiritual pygmies.
Transition: Now let’s go on to discuss the new desire of the believer
II.
The New Desire (vs.
2)
A. “as newborn babes”
1. sets up the language of comparison with “as”
2. His point is not necessarily that they were newborn Christians (we have stated that those to whom the book is addressed very likely had been saved for many years.)
3. His point is to set up an illustration.
4. “Just as newborn babes do, “desire milk.”
B.
“desire the sincere milk of the Word”
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