Study
2 From the Book of 1 Peter is: 1 Peter 1: 13-2:3
1.
What has God provided to make possible (a) our redemption, (b) our
birth, and (c) our growth to full salvation? What response is
necessary on our part to enjoy the benefits divinely intended for us?
2.
In what ways ought our new God-given life as Christians to be
expressed? What changes or new standards should characterize our
daily living?
Notes
1.
1:17. 'With fear' i.e., 'with reverence and awe'. Cf. Heb. 12:28.
2.
1:17. 'Your exile': i.e., your temporary sojourning in a place to
which you no longer belong. Cf.. 2:11.
3.
1:19. 'Blood' here signifies blood shed or life laid down, in
sacrificial death.
4
2:2. 'Spiritual milk': in Greek the adjective is logikos. 'Logical'
milk suggests food for the mind rather than the stomach. Mention in
1:23 of the divine 'logos' or 'word' suggests a further reference
here to the same divine agent, the 'milk of the word'.
