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8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 obtaining as the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. —1 Peter 1:8-9 (NASB)
Faith tethers us to our salvation.
10 As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, 11 seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look. —1 Peter 1:10-12 (NASB)
13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. —1 Peter 1:13 (NASB)
What does it mean to gird up your loins?
Gird: To prepare oneself, to encircle or to bind.
Important Truth: There are things that can
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“Take courage from this display of God’s love now made known to you; and though you must expect trials yet fortify your minds with the consideration that he who has given you his Son Jesus will withhold from you no manner of thing that is good.” —Adam Clarke
14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, 15 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; —1 Peter 1:14-15 (NASB)
“Do not be conformed” carries the idea that they were to have some model or example, in accordance with which they were to frame their lives, but that they were not to make their own former principles and conduct the model. The Christian is to be as different from what he was himself before conversion as he is from his fellow-men. He is to be governed by new laws, to aim at new objects, and to mold his life in accordance with new principles.” —Albert Barnes
“Let the acts of the offspring indicate likeness to the Father” —Saint Augustine
16 because it is written: “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” —1 Peter 1:16 (NASB)
45 For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; so you shall be holy, because I am holy.’ —Leviticus 11:44 (NASB)