“And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, 18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you 21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; 24 for

“All flesh is like grass
    and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
    and the flower falls,
25 but the word of the Lord remains forever.”

And this word is the good news that was preached to you.” – 1 Peter 1:17-25

The video below is the message from this past Sunday. I’m including this passage today for the Bible study reading so you are able to read it in the full context of the book of 1 Peter and so you have that context fresh for tomorrow’s reading which starts chapter 2.

If you have already listened to Sunday’s message, please read and ponder the passage anew and, if want, you can listen to the message from Sunday again. You may discover new insights having studied through 1 Peter 1:1-16 this past week.