Connection and Election (1 Pt. 1:1-2)

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1 Peter 4:7 KJV “But the end of all things is at hand; be ye therefore sober and watch unto prayer.”

First and Second Peter address being born again and sanctified. He gives instructions to husbands and wives, talks about our Christian walk, and enduring suffering. In Second Peter, he addresses spiritual warfare, false teachers, and the second coming. Through it all, he exalts the centrality of Christ in our lives.

1 Cor. 10:1-13

1 Pt. 1:1-2

• Paul is writing to Gentile believers in modern Turkey.
• Strangers: alien alongside, resident foreigner (Strong’s G#3927)
  • Est. 9:27 and Isa. 2:2-3
• Israel’s election: Deut. 7:6-10
  • Zech. 12:10 (quoted in Jn. 19:37)
  • Rom. 3:1-2; 9:4-5; 11:2, 11-32

Gentile Election in Three Proofs

1. Sanctification: Purification and holiness
2. Obedience

Sanctification and obedience go hand in hand.

• 1 Ths. 4:1-7; 5:23
• Col. 1:9-11
• Election is dealt with in detail in 2 Peter 3:1-10
• Sanctification is brought up again in 1 Peter 1:22

3. Sprinkling of the blood of Christ

The sprinkling of blood was always for forgiveness. Other offerings in the Torah did not involve the sprinkling of blood, such as the meat (lit. grain) offering (Lev. 2) and the peace and thanksgiving offerings (Lev. 3).