CCLXX. Partaking Christ’s Suffering.
1 PET. iv. 13. "But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings." THE Christian faith gives dignity to every kind of suffer- ing. So the apostle says the…
From the book, 300 New Testament Outlines
CCLXIX. A Consecrated Thought,
1 Pet. Iii. 15. "Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts." THE age in which we are living is, without question, materialistic and superficial. How shall we meet our diffi-…
CCLXVIII. Suffering.
1 PET. ii. 19. "This is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully." ST. PETER is writing here to one particular class of Chris- tians,…
CCLXVII. Servants of God.
1 PET. ii. 16. "As the servants of God." THE title servant or slave of God does not appear for the first time in the New Testament. God Himself speaks…
CCLXVI. True Freedom,
1 PET. ii. 16. "As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God." FREEDOM is one of those words which need…
CCLXV. Blessings at Christ’s Appearing.
1 PET. i. 13. "For the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." GRACE was brought to men when Jesus Christ first came…
CCLXIV. A Living Hope.
1 PET. i. 3. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by…
CCLXIII. The Knowledge of God.
i PET. i. 21. "Who by Him do believe in God, that raised Him up from the dead, and gave Him glory: that your faith and hope might be in…
CCLXII. Our Duty to the Erring.
JAS. v. 19, 20. "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one con- vert him; let him know, that he which converteth a sinner from the…
CCLXI. More and More.
JAS. iv. 6. "But He giveth more grace." I. LOOK at the words in their natural connection. 1. In us there is only ill—in God only good. 2. We see…