Session 2
1 Peter 1:13-25
Memory Verse: 1 Peter 1:15-16
Peter’s encouragement to the believers was rooted
in the fact that God decided to save them before the foundation of the earth.
He executed their salvation by grace through faith and was working out their salvation through their suffering.
As encouraging and inspiring as all of this is, life still has to be lived.
How can such lofty, eternal ideas be applied in a practical and meaningful way through such dire circumstances?
These are the questions of the Christian life, and these are the questions that Peter addressed in this passage.
Holiness has always been God’s plan for His people, but it also has been our greatest struggle.
People pursue things that are important to them.
If it is fitness, they might get a gym membership or set the alarm early so they can get up and run.
Likewise, a godly heart engages in godly pursuits.
Because God is holy, He desires that those who follow Him walk in holiness.
The pursuit of holiness is not always easy but is always a worthy pursuit.
As the believers to whom Peter wrote faced persecution, they may have been tempted to compromise their faith.
Peter encouraged them to pursue holiness. (PSG, p. 19)
Consider what you might be pursuing in life.
circle the top three they would select as the focus of their life pursuits.
Peter was still teaching his readers about the hope they had in Christ.
he was challenging them to pursue holiness in everyday living.
A relationship with Christ should be driven by a pursuit of personal holiness.
Today’s verses present practical application of what it means to live a holy life.