4/13/2023 0 Comments One mind one spirit20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you 21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.Ģ2 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God ![]() ![]() 1 Peter 1:14-23 tells us that we must put away our former passions, become holy like our Father, conduct ourselves in holy fear, and purify our souls thru our obedience.ġ4 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, 18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. We also see that our Father God desires for all His children to grow up, to mature in spirit. Throughout scripture, we are shown a difference between a spiritually mature believer and a spiritually immature believer.
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