1 Peter 1:23
1:23 You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
1 Peter 4:5
4:5 They will face a reckoning before
Jesus Christ
who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.
1 Peter 2:4
A Living Stone, a Chosen People
2:4 So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God’s sight,
1 Peter 4:6
4:6 Now it was for this very purpose
that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead,
so that though
they were judged in the flesh
by human standards
they may live spiritually
by God’s standards.
1 Peter 2:5
2:5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer
spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:3
New Birth to Joy and Holiness
1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 2:24
2:24 He
himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning
and live for righteousness.
By his
wounds you were healed.