1 Peter 2

"Dear Holy One, You are a saint! The term means "holy one." That is what you are because of your redemption purchased with My blood. I have made you a..."

"Dear Disciple, Life sometimes is not fair. If you have any doubts about that, just remember what you celebrate when you take part in Communion. My..."

"Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by....."

"Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as servants of God. Show respect for all people: Love the brothers and...."

"For God is pleased when, conscious of his will, you patiently endure unjust treatment. Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are..."

"[People] stumble because they do not obey God's word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them. But you are not like that, for you are..."

"It is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;....."

"Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good."

"But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show..."

"Dear friends, I warn you as "temporary residents and foreigners" to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. Be careful...."

"Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross so we would stop living for sin and start living for what is right. And you are healed because of his..."

"As you come to him, the living Stone — rejected by human beings but chosen by God and precious to him — you also, like living stones, are being..."

"Dear Friend, Just as Paul faced his legal ordeals and challenging travels to Rome, My disciples in Asia Minor faced growing criticism, ostracism, and..."

"Dear friends, I warn you as "temporary residents and foreigners" to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. Be careful...."

"Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy."

"Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul."

"Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul."

"Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us."

"Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us."

"Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God."

"Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king."

"For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God."

"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed."

"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of..."

"If:-then, this is not a matter to be taken for granted concerning every one of the human race. "If:"-then there is a possibility and a probability..."

"As all the rivers run into the sea, so all delights centre in our Beloved. The glances of his eyes outshine the sun: the beauties of his face are..."

"But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show..."

"Dear Follower, I know you sometimes wonder what your life's purpose is and what My plan is for your future. I have spoken to you through the..."

"Dear Precious and Holy One, When you became My disciple, you were made "holy, blameless, and totally free of imperfection" by My blood that "bled..."