A Living Hope and an Eternal Inheritance (1 Peter 1:3-5)
God’s mercy gives believers new birth, living hope, and an eternal inheritance that can never fade, fail, or be taken away.
Dr. Michael Easley teaches from Philippians 3:4-9
“Although I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more: circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless. But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith.”
Also mentioned in this teaching: Philippians 1:21
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God’s mercy gives believers new birth, living hope, and an eternal inheritance that can never fade, fail, or be taken away.
Chosen by the Father, transformed by the Spirit, and covered by Christ’s blood, believers can rest in God’s saving work.
Peter reminds suffering believers to stand firm, remember God’s sovereign salvation, and live as faithful citizens of heaven.