Title: A Needed Message
Author: Jerry Watts
Text: 1 Peter 1:1-2
Last week, I spoke briefly about Peter. If you remember, my outline was His conversion, his calling, his character, and his content. My goal was to remind us of who Peter was. He was not Paul, Paul was a highly educated, Pharisee, and ardent defender of the 'old way.' Peter was a fisherman. If you knew Peter before Jesus called him, you'd probably wonder why God would use a 'guy like this.' You see it in his personality, that is, in his response to Jesus, in the questions he asked, and also in the language he used. When he was challenged in Pharaoh's court, he knew the words to say to stop further questioning. That's Peter, what you see is what you get.
Another characteristic of Peter is that he was a realist. Like is the men of Issachar in 2 Chronicles 12:32, Peter understood the times and knew what needed to be done. Not only that, but because of his up and down trek, he understood the need of encouragement in suffering, both self-inflicted and Satan inflicted. The Spirit tapped him to write hope to God's people.
(READ VERSES 1:1-2) Peter is indeed the 'no nonsense guy' that gets right to the point. Peter knew what was going on with God's people, they were living in difficult times of displacement, suffering, and persecution - things were bad. So, beginning this writing, led by the Spirit, He lets the cat out of the bag that he is offering them a message that they want and need.
Let's divide these verses into 3 easily understood parts.
1) His Object - That is, the people to whom he is writing. If this letter never reached them, then the message might be wasted. So he writes pointedly.
- To the chosen - They were 'chosen' or 'elected' or 'saved,' and changed.' Just like Peter was changed, so were they. They had turned from the traditions of the past, turned from their sin, and from their old life and turned to Jesus. They followed Him with all they might. As a result, they were f ...
Author: Jerry Watts
Text: 1 Peter 1:1-2
Last week, I spoke briefly about Peter. If you remember, my outline was His conversion, his calling, his character, and his content. My goal was to remind us of who Peter was. He was not Paul, Paul was a highly educated, Pharisee, and ardent defender of the 'old way.' Peter was a fisherman. If you knew Peter before Jesus called him, you'd probably wonder why God would use a 'guy like this.' You see it in his personality, that is, in his response to Jesus, in the questions he asked, and also in the language he used. When he was challenged in Pharaoh's court, he knew the words to say to stop further questioning. That's Peter, what you see is what you get.
Another characteristic of Peter is that he was a realist. Like is the men of Issachar in 2 Chronicles 12:32, Peter understood the times and knew what needed to be done. Not only that, but because of his up and down trek, he understood the need of encouragement in suffering, both self-inflicted and Satan inflicted. The Spirit tapped him to write hope to God's people.
(READ VERSES 1:1-2) Peter is indeed the 'no nonsense guy' that gets right to the point. Peter knew what was going on with God's people, they were living in difficult times of displacement, suffering, and persecution - things were bad. So, beginning this writing, led by the Spirit, He lets the cat out of the bag that he is offering them a message that they want and need.
Let's divide these verses into 3 easily understood parts.
1) His Object - That is, the people to whom he is writing. If this letter never reached them, then the message might be wasted. So he writes pointedly.
- To the chosen - They were 'chosen' or 'elected' or 'saved,' and changed.' Just like Peter was changed, so were they. They had turned from the traditions of the past, turned from their sin, and from their old life and turned to Jesus. They followed Him with all they might. As a result, they were f ...
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