the first epistle of peter
Living Stones being the people of God in the world
zion church adult fellowship community • fall 2011
Coming Salvation Present Situation 1 peter 1.1-2.10 Ancient Scripture
Messages from Other Peoples’ Mail
1 Peter Outline So Far
I. Salutation: A Book for Priests in Exile, 1.1-2 II. Introduction: Coming Salvation, Present Situation, Ancient Scripture, 1.3-2.10 A. Salvation and Suffering, Anticipated and Expected, 1.3-12 1. Salvation Anticipated Later: A Living Hope, A Permanent Inheritance, A Ready Salvation, 1.3-5 2. Suffering Expected Now: The Joy of Refining in Various Trials, 1.6-9 3. Salvation Anticipated Before: The Savior's Prophesied Suffering and Glory, 1.10-12 B. Christian Conduct meets Prophetic Word in Eschatological Living, 1.13-25 1. Ultimate Hope and Imitated Holiness, 1.13-16 2. Saintly Behavior and Sanctifying Blood, 1.17-21 3. Brotherly Love and Lasting Word, 1.22-24 4. Hope, Live, Love: This is the Gospel, 1.25 C. Christian Mission meets Prophetic Word in Eschatological Dwelling, 2.1-10 1. Putting off and Growing Up: The Good God and His Transforming Word, 2.1-3 2. Priests and Temple: The Living Stone and His Holy Nation, 2.4-10
Putting off and Growing Up: The Good God and His Transforming Word, 2.1-3
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Priests and Temple: The Living Stone and His Holy Nation, 2.4-10
Bringing it Together
On 2.1-10: Scripture, something God's children are to long for as babies for mother's milk, provides the blueprints for God's glorious construction program, chiseling His people as living stones to conform to His Son, the Living Stone, a people bought back from spiritual adultery and divorce into a family relationship whose long-prophesied purpose is to be God's sanctified dwelling place on earth and God's sanctified priesthood for earth.
Pondering 1 Peter’s introduction (1.1-2.10). What are we, the church, for?
How does the priesthood/temple that is the Church carry forth its mission on earth?
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Poetic Structure 1 Peter 2.21-25 (in ESV) 1 For to this you have been called 2 because Christ also suffered for you 3 leaving you an example 4 so that you might follow in his steps 5 He committed no sin 6 neither was deceit found in his mouth 7 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; 8 when he suffered, he did not threaten 9 but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly 10 He himself bore our sins 11 in his body on the tree 12 that we might die to sin 13 and live to righteousness 14 By his wounds you have been healed 15 For you were straying like sheep 16 but have now returned to the Shepherd 17 and Overseer of your souls. Living Stones •!Zion Church • Handout for Week of Oct 3-8, 2011 / 1