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Introduction.
Wherefore: like therefore.
What comes is in light of what has gone before.
Author is Peter, a fisherman, and oftimes spokesman for the Apostles.
Written to Jews, but scattered around the Roman empire in small communities
They have heard the Word preached and turned to Christ.
They are under persecution.
They were regenerated through the Word of God from teaching, preaching, and the OT.
Word of God is authoritative and constant.
They believe the Gospel.
They are God’s chosen people, so they have the assurance of salvation.
This letter is an indoctrination.
Like Jesus, they are different from the world around them.
Priorities are different
Behaviour is different,
Attitude is different
Jesus is hated, they are hated and persecuted.
Peter is helping them with sanctification.
This letter provides direction and insight on the purpose and role of Christians in God’s plan.
The new Temple is the metaphor Peter is using to help teach us.
In this text, in the beginning of Chapter 2, Peter is commanding us to lay aside our ungodliness as we lay a new foundation for the New Temple.
Interrogative: How are we to prepare ourselves for our role in the Kingdom?
Imperative: We must build a new foundation based on the pure milk of the Word.
Transition:
New Foundation - two stages
Demolish the old
Replace
Must look hard in the mirror of Scripture today.
First Point: Demolishing the old foundation (v 1)
Genesis of the old foundation: sin
Adam and Eve - the curse
The promise:
And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her seed;
He shall bruise you on the head,
And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update.
(1995).
(Ge 3:15).
La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.For if we live in the Spirit, we ought also to walk in the Spirit, as Paul says.
(Gal. 5:25.)
For if we live in the Spirit, we ought also to walk in the Spirit, as Paul says.
(Gal. 5:25.)
Calvin, J., & Owen, J. (2010).
Commentaries on the Catholic Epistles (p.
61).
Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.,
We tend to try to soften or minimized sin - preachers often do this as well.
We want to feel good about ourselves.
Paul:
28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,
29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,
30 slanderers, ahaters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
31 without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful;
32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update.
(1995).
(Ro 1:28–32).
La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
Peter lists five sinful attitudes we must get rid of: Verse 1.
There are more traits that we need to lay aside, but these top the list.
Other traits are related to these.
1. Malice.
Also translated evil, wickedness.
Kakian.
Vicious intention; desire to hurt someone.
Malice is characteristic of preconversion life in opposition to God (Rom.
1:29; Titus 3:3).
Christians are frequently called upon to rid their lives of malice (Eph.
4:31–32; Col. 3:8; 1 Pet.
2:1)
defining feature of our society today.
It is the defining issue of our society because it is a besetting sin for all of us.
3 For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update.
(1995).
(Tt 3:3).
La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
Matt 6:34 - do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will take care of itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.
29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update.
(1995).
(Ro 1:29).
La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update.
(1995).
(Eph 4:31).
La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
Illustrations of malice
Political attitudes: Merkel, Trump, Obama, their supporters are obvious targets of malice
Social justice: somebody owes something to someone else - 8th and 10th Cmdmts
Family: old hurts.
related to bitterness.
All desire to get even
You know the feeling - its that feeling you get when you are hurt or offended by someone.
Nine times out of ten, your reaction will be malicious - filled with malice.
Antonym: benevolence
2.Deceitful; Deceive; Deception; etc.
A tool for manipulating for personal advantage.
Also translated as guile.
[Heb.
mirmâ, remîyâ, šeqer, tarmîṯ, kāzāḇ (Prov.
23:3), ‘āqōḇ (Jer.
17:9), tāp̱ēl (Lam.
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