These two verses highlight our privileged identity like no other Biblical passage. The four new names say it all. We will celebrate Pentecost today by continuing in our First Peter series of rediscovering our identity and purpose in Christ. Our new identity in Christ obligates us to proclaim the excellencies of our God who has created a new hope in Christ Jesus.
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In part one of 1 Peter we have been given four exhortations: Set your hope fully on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; be holy before you new Father, conducting yourselves with fear; love one another earnestly from a pure heart; and crave the pure spiritual milk of the grace of God in Christ. Now we learn more of the how and why of these instruction. The more we go to Christ, the more we grow spiritually, the more we take in the honor, and the more we live to worship God. In our passage, we can identify two ongoing building projects: The honor project and the shame project.
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Our Life together as Christians is a gift from God Himself. God’s grace brings about spiritual growth in us as we engage in loving one another. Expressing our love for one another leads to further experiences of God’s grace in Christ. Through Peter, God gives us two commands in order to enjoy this very encouragement: love earnestly because of your new life, and long for more of God’s grace in Christ.
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The Society in which we live talks about hope in very general terms and almost as a purely emotional experience. But the Christain holds on to a highly specific hope, one that is neither a wish nor an uncontrollable emotion. Hope is our response to the grace of salvation in Jesus Christ. A full Christian hope results from alert clear thinking and active holy living. We are given two further commands to complete the hope in our lives: be holy because God is holy, and be fearful because God is your father.
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We often forget the many advantages of our position in the History of Redemption. We need to be reminded of them repeatedly, so as to stay familiar with them and grow in appreciation and enjoyment of them before the Lord in worship. God speaks with one voice all through history of His great salvation in Christ.
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