First Peter One Verses Fourteen-Sixteen
Words Of Truth

Words Of Truth


"That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth..." (Proverbs 22:21).

First Peter 1:14-16
Obedient Children Are To Be Holy As The Lord Is Holy

I. Introduction: We have been studying through the saints addressed in this letter having hope in the return of Christ and salvation to come at that point (I Peter 1:3-13).

A. Those who choose not to obey the Gospel of Christ have nothing good to look forward to at the return of Christ (II Thessalonians 1:7-12).

  1. Jesus is the source of salvation for those who obey Him (Hebrews 5:8-9).
  2. Those that reject His word will be rejected (John 12:48).
B. Being able to genuinely look forward to Christ returning comes down to how prepared a person is for that day (Luke 12:35-48).

  1. Preparations are made through how you live (Romans 13:11-14).
  2. The test, is my conduct as it becometh the Gospel (Philippians 1:27)?

II. Body: I Peter 1:14-16

A. They knew they were expected to obey (I Peter 1:1-2).

  1. Obedience declares one as a servant of the Lord (Romans 6:16).
  2. Love for the Lord is shown through obedience (John 14:15 and I John 5:2-3).
  3. The relationship between God and His people comes down to obedience (John 14:21-24 and II John 1:9).
B. As obedient children (Ephesians 5:1).

  1. To have God as your Father (II Corinthians 6:14-7:1).
  2. Actions establish who your Father is (I John 2:29-3:10).
  3. Think about the contrasting point of obedient children (Ephesians 5:6).
  4. Looking at the Father from the perspective of being His child, even in the realm of correction (Hebrews 12:5-11).
C. Not patterning living after the ignorance of one’s lustful past (Ephesians 4:17-24 and Colossians 1:12-23).

  1. The old man is supposed to be in the past (Colossians 3:5-10).
  2. The old you was left behind in the water (Romans 6:3-12).
  3. The ignorance of the past, you repented of that (Acts 17:30).
  4. Peter will be reminding them in this letter about how they should live as Christians (I Peter 2:11-12).
  5. The faithful need to live like who we are and whose we are (Philippians 2:14-16 and Titus 2:11-3:8).
D. He which hath called you is God the Father as later established clearly in this letter (I Peter 5:10).

  1. Yes, the called include the Gentiles (Romans 9:24) which matters because those addressed in this letter are primarily Gentiles (I Peter 2:9-10).
  2. Remember, the calling is through the Gospel (II Thessalonians 2:13-14).
E. He is holy (Psalms 99:1-5 and Revelation 4:8).

  1. His words are pure (Proverbs 30:5).
  2. His way is perfect, equal, and right (Psalms 18:30, Ezekiel 18:25-32, and Hosea 14:9).
  3. He is without iniquity (Deuteronomy 32:4).
F. Be ye holy in all manner of conduct (Luke 1:67-75).

  1. Consider what we will later see in this letter (I Peter 3:8-17).
  2. It is not your intentions (II Samuel 7:1-7), but rather your conduct that matters (Matthew 7:13-27, I John 1:5-6, and I John 2:3-6). *We will talk more about this relative to judgment in our next lesson.
G. Be holy for He is holy (Leviticus 11:44).

  1. Yes, we are to be holy (Ephesians 1:3-4, Colossians 3:12, I Thessalonians 4:1-7, and Hebrews 12:14).
  2. Does that mean complete [perfect], without sin, blameless, etc.? YES, (Psalms 4:4, Matthew 5:48, John 8:1-11, I Corinthians 15:34, Ephesians 4:26, II Timothy 2:19, II Peter 3:9-14, I John 2:1-2, and I John 5:18)!
  3. This even applies collectively, to the whole congregation of Christ (Ephesians 5:25-27).
  4. Being holy [ἅγιος; Strong’s # 40] is being pure. Think about how this applies in various ways regarding thinking and actions (Matthew 5:8, I Timothy 1:5, II Timothy 2:22, Titus 1:15, James 1:26-27, etc.).

III. Conclusion: Our next study: I Peter 1:17