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The night Jesus would be betrayed Jesus shared words of challenge and truth to His disciples… some of these truths are recorded for us in John 13:34-35
John 13:34–35 NASB95
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Jesus after this message would illustrate His love for us in a way that we would remember and reflect on it for ages to come. In the form of a proposal He would express His love for us...

The Bread & the Cup

Communion… a Spiritual Union, fellowship, pictured for us as we remember
Not only would Christ Command this love, Illustrate this Love, he would also pray for this Love and unity that we should have and demonstrate… Listen to Jesus pray for you John 17:11-22
John 17:11–22 NASB95
“I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are. “While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. “But now I come to You; and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves. “I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. “I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. “As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. “For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. “I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. “The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one;
Peter would no doubt reflect on these words of Jesus as he pens this letter and the verses we will be looking at today… 1 Peter 1:22-2:3
1 Peter 1:22–2:3 NASB95
Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart, for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. For, All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off, But the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word which was preached to you. Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.
Peter declares for his readers:
What should be Activated
What should be Alleviated
At the center of Peter’s address to them is the “WHY”
Verse 24… This life is brief here on earth.
Peter here quotes from Isaiah 40:6-8
Scripture is important to Peter!!! This is the source of his truth
Verse 25… God’s Word is and remains forever
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (BIBLE)
God’s Word is the source of WHY we are to live as Peter is stating

Peter’s Purpose:

To wet our appetite for God’s Word… crave it, desire it
With the result being our Spiritual Growth
Growing in Understanding and Application of our Salvation
In order for us to grow there is some things that need activated in our lives…

What Should Be Activated

Our salvation produces three things that should be activated in the believer’s life that will result in a command each of us should follow...
1) Obedience to the Truth
Not our own desires, culture, or others around us
We follow God’s Word, His Truth, the absolute unchanging word of God
Obedience… as His children we obey our Heavenly Father
2) Purity of our Souls
Purity has the image of getting rid of what would taint or pollute
Growth, unity, strength
3) Sincere brotherly love
This is the “Philos” brotherly love
Genuine real, relational, we are free to love each other in a genuine way free from impurities and hypocrisy
COMMAND: Fervently Love One Another From The Heart
This is a different love… AGAPE love, it is unconditional
Fervently is an ongoing command… consistently, constantly
Look around you… these around you need your love, you need their love, and we are commanded to do so as obedient children
It is a trademark of His children
Peter once again points to our salvation, our new birth as the reason we can and should do this. This occurs and is made possible through His Living Word POWER!!!!

What Should be Alleviated

Verses 1-2 list what have no place within the body of believers… these things work like a cancer and destroy the Love and Unity God calls us to
CANCER: a growth that invades the body it spreads destructively, the invasion strangles out life bringing death
Malice. a general word for evil. It could also be translated “wickedness” or “depravity.”
entrenched in the world system and exhibit the malicious spirit of the world.
Deceit. “cunning” or “treachery.”
more than just lying acting two-faced.
Hypocrisy.one who acts a part,
“being one thing inside and another thing outside.”
Envy. or inappropriate “jealousy.” a lack of satisfaction… never enough
Slander.“evil speech.”
speaking ill of another, slander, and defamation, which is especially prevalent when a rumor is passed around.
gossip destroys our confidence in an individual and can weaken that person’s reputation
at it’s very core it attacks the UNITY Christ prayed for
You and I need to ALLEVIATE these things from our lives, from our interactions with each other, from the body of Christ and we need to ACTIVATE obedience, purity, and LOVE…
This will cause the believer GROWTH!

“IF”

Peter here concludes these thoughts for his readers with “IF”… this should be a natural reaction church!
IF NOT...
Well John 3:16 shares of God’s LOVE… no greater kindness could be demonstrated, “Agape” unconditional love for you and me.
John 3:16 NASB95
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
IF YOU HAVE...
tasted this kindness, then the result, the response should to get rid of the things which are dead, temporal, and destructive and begin to ACTIVATE the things which UNITE, foster LOVE, and bring GROWTH in our lives!
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