Passage - For “Whoever wants to love life and see good daysmust keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit, 1 Peter 3:10 Restated in my own words - If you want to love life and have good days don't speak evil or deceit. Application to my own life - It's a... Continue Reading →
Insult or Blessing
Passage - not repaying evil with evil or insult with insult, but, on the contrary, with blessing. For it is to this that you have been called, so that you may receive a blessing. 1 Peter 3:9 Restated in my own words - Christians are not to return evil done to them or insult those... Continue Reading →
Brotherly Love
Passage - Finally, all of you, be one in mind and feeling; love as brothers; and be compassionate and humble-minded, 1 Peter 3:8 Restated in my own words - Christian men and women need to be in unity, love each other, be compassionate and not think highly of themselves. Application to my own life -... Continue Reading →
Imperfect People
Passage - This is how the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves and submit to their husbands, the way Sarah obeyed Avraham, honoring him as her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not succumb to fear. 1 Peter 3:5-6 Restated... Continue Reading →
Inward Character
Passage - Your beauty should not consist in externals such as fancy hairstyles, gold jewelry or what you wear; rather, let it be the inner character of your heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit. In God’s sight this is of great value. 1 Peter 3:3-4 Restated in my own words -... Continue Reading →
Respect and Purity of Heart
Passage - as they see your respectful and pure behavior. 1 Peter 3:2 Restated in my own words - Your husband will see you be respectful and behave purely. Application to my own life - This is another convicting Scripture that I have allowed at times to condemn me. Respect has always been hard for... Continue Reading →
My Struggle
Passage - In the same way, wives, submit to your husbands; so that even if some of them do not believe the Word, they will be won over by your conduct, without your saying anything, 1 Peter 3:1 Restated in my own words - Wives submit to your husbands so that in doing so, they... Continue Reading →
Living Hope
Passage - Praised be God, Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who, in keeping with his great mercy, has caused us, through the resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah from the dead, to be born again to a living hope, 1 Peter 1:3 Restated in my own words - Hope is living, for those born... Continue Reading →
Die to Sin and Live Righteous
Passage - He himself bore our sins in his body on the stake, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness — by his wounds you were healed. 1 Peter 2:24 Restated in my own words - Christ bore our sin in His body on the cross so that we could die to sin and live righteously. We... Continue Reading →
No Sin or Retaliation
Passage - “He committed no sin, nor was any deceit found on his lips.” When he was insulted, he didn’t retaliate with insults; when he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but handed them over to him who judges justly. 1 Peter 2:22-23 Restated in my own words - Jesus did not commit sin, He did not... Continue Reading →
