1 Peter 2
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Wherefore laying aside all malice, and
all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil
speakings,
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as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk
of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
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if so be ye have tasted that the Lord
is gracious. Ps. 34.8
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Christ the Living
Stone |
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To whom coming, as unto a living
stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and
precious,
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ye also, as lively stones, are built up a
spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual
sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
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Wherefore also it is contained in the
Scripture,
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Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect,
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and he that believeth on him shall not be
confounded. Is.
28.16
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Unto you therefore which believe
he is precious: but unto them which be
disobedient,
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the stone which the builders disallowed, |
the same is made the head of the corner, Ps.
118.22
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and a stone of stumbling,
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even to them which stumble at the
word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were
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God's Own
People |
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But ye are a chosen generation,
a royal priesthood, a holy nation, Ex. 19.5, 6 a
peculiar people; Deut. 4.20 ; 7.6 ; 14.2 ; 26.18 · Tit. 2.14
that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called
you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
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which in time past were not a
people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained
mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Hos. 2.23
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Live as Servants of
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Dearly beloved, I beseech you as
strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war
against the soul;
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having your conversation honest among the
Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they
may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God
in the day of visitation.
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Submit yourselves to every ordinance of
man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as
supreme;
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or unto governors, as unto them that are
sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of
them that do well.
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For so is the will of God, that with well
doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
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as free, and not using your
liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of
God.
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Honor all men. Love the
brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
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The Example of Christ's
Suffering |
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Servants, be subject to
your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle,
but also to the froward.
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For this is thankworthy, if a man
for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering
wrongfully.
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For what glory is it, if, when ye
be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if,
when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently,
this is acceptable with God.
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For even hereunto were ye called: because
Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should
follow his steps:
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who did no sin, neither was guile found
in his mouth: Is. 53.9
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who, when he was reviled, reviled not
again; when he suffered, he threatened not; Is. 53.7
but committed himself to him that judgeth
righteously:
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who his own self bare our sins in his own
body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto
righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. Is. 53.5
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For ye were as sheep going astray; Is.
53.6 but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of
your souls.
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