1 Peter 2:21-25 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:22“He committed no sin,and no deceit was found in His mouth.”23When they heaped abuse on Him,He did not retaliate;when He suffered, He made no threats,but entrusted … Continue reading Follow Christ’s Example
Salvation
A People for God’s Own Possession
1 Peter 2:1-5,9-12 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 1Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. 2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. 4As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected … Continue reading A People for God’s Own Possession
Do Not Conform to Worldly Ways
1 Peter 1:13-25 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. 15But just as He who called you is holy, so … Continue reading Do Not Conform to Worldly Ways
The Proven Character of Your Faith
1 Peter 1:3-9 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for … Continue reading The Proven Character of Your Faith
Falsely Accused of Wrongdoing
Jeremiah 37:9-16 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “9This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will not! 10Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, … Continue reading Falsely Accused of Wrongdoing
Refusal to Obey God’s Commands
Jeremiah 35:12-19 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 12Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: 13“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: ‘Will you not accept discipline and obey My words?’ declares the LORD. 14The words of Jonadab … Continue reading Refusal to Obey God’s Commands
The Shepherds Who Destroy
Jeremiah 23:1-2,11,14,16-18,21-22,30-31 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD. 2Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. … Continue reading The Shepherds Who Destroy
They Denounce The True Gospel
Jeremiah 18:18-20 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.” 19Attend to me, O … Continue reading They Denounce The True Gospel
Willfully Continuing in Sin
Jeremiah 18:11-15 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 11 Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’ … Continue reading Willfully Continuing in Sin
Your Trust in God? Or in Man?
The Ones Who Trust in Humans Jeremiah 17:5-6 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) This is what the LORD says:“5Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind,who makes mere flesh his strengthand turns his heart from the LORD.6He will be like a shrub in the desert;he will not see when prosperity comes.He will dwell in the parched … Continue reading Your Trust in God? Or in Man?
