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1 Peter: Hope and Holiness in a Hostile World

Study living hope, identity, holiness, suffering, witness, submission, church leadership, and resilient faith

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LESSON 1

A Living Hope

Primary passage: 1 Peter 1:3

Read 1 Peter 1:3 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on a living hope and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.

Passage contextPeople: God, Jesus Christ
LESSON 2

A Holy People

Primary passage: 1 Peter 2:9

Read 1 Peter 2:9 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on a holy people and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.

LESSON 3

Answer with Gentleness

Primary passage: 1 Peter 3:15

Read 1 Peter 3:15 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on answer with gentleness and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.

Passage contextPeople: God
LESSON 4

Cast Your Anxiety on God

Primary passage: 1 Peter 5:7

Read 1 Peter 5:7 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on cast your anxiety on god and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.

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