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 3:12-16
“Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you; however, let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained.”
Also mentioned in this teaching: Hebrews 5:7, Romans 4:17, Romans 11:29, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:7
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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.
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Peter reminds suffering believers to stand firm, remember God’s sovereign salvation, and live as faithful citizens of heaven.