Questions tagged [1-peter]
The Apostle Peter's first epistle.
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On Ephriam & Peter: Who did Peter think he was talking to?
Hosea describes the Northern Kingdom of Israel as "not my people" (Lo-Ammi) [Hos 1:6] and "not pitied" (Lo-Ruhamah) [Hos 1:8-9]. Peter quotes these terms directly and applies them ...
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If election is “according to foreknowledge” and “unto obedience,” how is it not deterministic?
KJV 1 Peter 1:2
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, ...
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What are "The glories that would Follow" which Saint Peter wrote about in his epistle?
Saint Peter referred to Old Testament prophets that were interested in the events of a future Messiah, the Christ. He wrote about "the sufferings of Christ"--which we can with most certainty ...
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Why does Peter specifically reference the generation of Noah in 1 Peter 3 when there's been thousands of years of dead people?
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all time, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; 19 in ...
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Should 1 Peter 1:5 read ‘a’ or ‘the’ before ‘salvation’, or should it just read ‘salvation’?
Different translations show this variety which makes me wonder if ‘salvation’ is being used in its absolute sense, which would be why ‘a’ or ‘the’ should not be added to the text.
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What is the meaning of "Iesou Christou" genitive in 1 Peter 1:2?
1 Peter 1:2 ESV
"according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for the obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood;" [to Jesus ...
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How do scholars interpret 1 Peter 3:18-19 vis- a-vis Apostles' Creed? [closed]
We read in 1 Peter 3:18-19( KJV)
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
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Translation of 1 Peter 3:21
It seems like each translation of 1 Peter 3:21 varies quite a bit. Should it read “Appeal”, “Pledge”, “Answer”, or “Response”? When consulting a lexicon, the only option seems to be “appeal” or “...
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Who are the spirits in 1 Peter 3:19? [duplicate]
Just curious on everyone's interpretation on 1 Peter 3:19 "By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;" I was wondering what the "spirits in prison" meant when ...
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Who are the spirits in 1 Peter 3:19? [duplicate]
Just curious on everyone's interpretation on 1 Peter 3:19 "By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;" I was wondering what the "spirits in prison" meant when ...
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Does 1 Peter 3:19 refer to the spirits of the entire timeline, or refer only to those from the Old Testament era?
1 Peter 3:19 (KJV):
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison
It's out of context, but just to summarize.
Most scholars view this verse talking about Jesus descending into hell/...
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Who is the intended audience of 1 Peter?
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification ...
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Does 1 Peter 1:23 teach that the Word of God provides both spiritual seed and spiritual womb for new spiritual life? [closed]
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of
imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
We are born again and become children of God, not of perishable seed sown (Str ...
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Suffering According to God’s Will - 1 Peter 4:19
I am perplexed by this statement.
Please discuss!
Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. [1 ...
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Contextually, does Peter in 1 Peter 5:10 addresses on the perseverance or spiritual maturity and building the Christian life through suffering?
Text: 1 Peter 5:10 (NET)
And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace
who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore,
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