1 Peter Class Schedule

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1 Peter Class Schedule
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6  For this is contained in Scripture Behold,
I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner
stone, and he who believes in him will not be
disappointed." 7  This precious value, then, is
for you who believe but for those who
disbelieve, The stone which the builders
rejected, this became the very corner stone," 8
 and, A stone of stumbling and a rock of
offense" for they stumble because they are
disobedient to the word, and to this doom they
were also appointed. 9  But you are a chosen
race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people
for God's own possession, so that you may
proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called
you out of darkness into His marvelous light 10
 for you once were not a people, but now you are
the people of god you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.
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Believers have a common salvation
The purpose of our salvation 21-10 1. The
believers growth 21-3 2. The believers
sacrifice 24-8 3. The believers witness
29-10 Israel vs. Church Israel was a physical
race of people, the literal descendants of
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The church is a
spiritual race, the members of which share the
common characteristic of faith in Christ and are
both Jews and Gentiles racially. Christians are
the spiritual descendants of Abraham. We are not
Abraham's literal descendants, unless we are
ethnic Jews, but are his children in the sense
that we believe God's promises as he did.

Constable
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9a  But you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own
possession

• Who is you referring to in this verse?
• In Ex195-6 we have a similar verse given to
  Israel
• contrast what is given Israel vs. the church
• a chosen race
• The word race (genos) refers to a group with a
  common origin
• What is the common origin of believers in the
  church age?
• see 1 Peter 13 and 123
• Israel was a physical race of people, the literal
  descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The
  church is a spiritual race.
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  Constable

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9a  But you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own
possession

• a royal priesthood
• royal - basileios - belonging to, appointed,
  suitable for
• the king from
  basileus, "a king"
• Lit a kingly priesthood
• Every individual Christian is a priest before
  God. We function as priests to the extent that we
  worship, intercede, and minister see 1 Peter
  25, Rev. 16
• 
  Constable
• Israel was to be a kingdom of priests
• Exodus 196a and you shall be to Me a kingdom of
  priests and a holy nation.

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9a  But you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own
possession

• a holy nation
• nation - is the translation of a Greek word
  meaning a multitude of people of the same
  nature.
• all believers have the same nature which is
  Christs nature and are holy (set apart to God)
• God redeemed Israel --- adopted that nation at
  Mt. Sinai as one that would be different from all
  others throughout history (Exod.196).
  Constable

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9a  But you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own
possession

• a people for God's own possession
• possession - the Greek word speaks of the unique,
  private, personal ownership of the saints by God.
  
• In the Riches of Gods Grace we see many of the
  possession aspects children of God, adopted,
  made near, a gift from God the father to Christ,
  within the much more care of God etc.
• God wanted to dwell among the Israelites and to
  make them His own unique possession by residing
  among them (Exod. 195).
  Constable

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9  But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, a people for God's own possession,
so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him
who has called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light
This verse is considered to be the great
commission to the church 1 Peter 29 is the
great commission. It is specifically addressed
to the entire body of believers. It sets forth
Gods universal purpose for all believersGod has
only one will and one purpose for every
Christianit is the same for all!

McCalley
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9b so that you may proclaim the excellencies of
Him who has called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light
so that lit with a purpose that you may
proclaim - exangello - to tell out, proclaim
abroad root is to proclaim (1
John15) the excellencies of Him - gracious
dealings, glorious attributes lit the
virtues of Him see 2 Peter 13 We are all to
proclaim the excellencies of Him. Excellencies
(areta) means one of noble character and noble
acts. A believer is to proclaim the noble
character of God and the noble acts of God. This
alone forms the great commission.
McCalley
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9b so that you may proclaim the excellencies of
Him who has called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light
who has called you out of darkness Lit of the
one having called you out of darkness this is a
past point fact that God accomplished for
you called "the called" are frequently syn.
with "the chosen (Rom. 828 2
Thess. 213-14) Vine out of
darkness Darkness aptly symbolizes the state of
sin and spiritual ignorance and the consequent
wretchedness of the unsaved

Hiebert Col 113 For He rescued us
from the domain of darkness, and transferred us
to the kingdom of His beloved Son, -- 1 Thess 54
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the
day would overtake you like a thief

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9b so that you may proclaim the excellencies of
Him who has called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light
into His marvelous light into is eis The
word "into" refers --- to a result, that of the
saints being participants of the light that God
is in His nature. We are made creatures of light.
Wuest marvelous - wonderful,
admirable, wondrous light is phos - from the
word to give light see 1
John 15-7

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10  for you once were not a people, but now you
are the people of god you had not received
mercy, but now you have received mercy.
first contrast in verse 10 for you once were not
a people, Lit who at one time were not a
people Eph 212 remember that you were at that
time separate from Christ, excluded from the
commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the
covenants of promise, having no hope and without
God in the world. also see 1 Peter 225 but
now you are the people of god (lit Gods
people) Eph 213 But now in Christ Jesus you who
formerly were far off have been brought near by
the blood of Christ. Also this was said to
Israel in Hosea 223
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10  for you once were not a people, but now you
are the people of god you had not received
mercy, but now you have received mercy.
second contrast in verse 10 you had not received
mercy, with the perfect tense you had not
received mercy in the past and continued not to
receive mercy into the present but now you have
received mercy with the aorist passive
expanded but at a point in time in the past God
acted to bestow mercy (based on our faith and His
grace)