To prepare for the series on First Peter, Pastor Tom has recommended looking up some background information on the letter, e.g. who wrote it, when, and why?
Here is an excerpt from Calvin’s introduction to his commentary on First Peter (full text available here).
The design of Peter in this Epistle is to exhort the faithful to a denial of the world and a contempt of it, so that being freed from carnal affections and all earthly hindrances, they might with their whole soul aspire after the celestial kingdom of Christ, that being elevated by hope, supported by patience, and fortified by courage and perseverance, they might overcome all kinds of temptations, and pursue this course and practice throughout life.
This Sunday’s sermon will address 1 Peter 1:1-2. Here are a couple questions to consider:
- What does Ephesians 1 say about our being chosen? What comfort is this to a believer?
- Read Hebrews 9. What is the significance of the sprinkled Blood? How does this direct us to Christ?