1 Peter 1 - Introduction

Outline of Chapter 1 Peter 1:1-12:

Introduction: 1 Peter 1:1-2

Thanksgiving To God: 1 Peter 1:3-5

The Refining Nature Of Trials: 1 Peter 1:6-9

The Glorious Nature Of Our Salvation: 1 Peter 1:10-12

Introductory Comments:

‘Peter, to comfort the brethren, put them in mind of the glories of that inheritance of which they were the heirs, by thanking God for giving them the certain hope of. new life after death, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, v. 3, in order that they may be capable of enjoying that incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading inheritance, which was preserved in heaven for them…This, he said, might be. matter of great joy to them, though they presently suffered persecution. Then, to reconcile them to their sufferings, he suggested various powerful persuasives. that their sufferings would soon be over; that the sufferings were necessary to test, refine, and improve their faith; that their tested and proven faith would be of greater value to themselves and to the world than the finest gold….And to show the greatness and certainty of this salvation, he observed that it had been foretold and searched into by the prophets…and that the very angels desired to look attentively into these things, vv. 10,11,12' [Note: Bible Study Textbook Series,. and. Peter, Bruce Oberst, p. 40]

Outline of 1 Peter 1:13-25:

Exhortations To Holiness: 1 Peter 1:13-25

Mental Preparedness: 1 Peter 1:13

An Obedient Life: 1 Peter 1:14-17

Our Costly Salvation: 1 Peter 1:18-21

Brotherly Love: 1 Peter 1:22

New Life Arising From The New Birth: 1 Peter 1:23-25