1 Pet. 2:9 / Exodus 19:6 – you are a “royal priesthood.” Hebrew – you shall be to me a “kingdom of priests.” 1 Pet. 2:9 / Isaiah 43:21 – God’s own people…who called you out of darkness. Heb. – which I formed myself. These are different actions. 1 Pet. 2:22...
If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. New Living Translation Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” ...
whether Roman Catholic or evangelical. In Christ they are set free from the slavery of men and granted the dignity of a royal priesthood. As God's elect, believers have been given new birth into a living
having been BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE APOSTLES AND PROPHETS, Jesus Christ Himself being the CHIEF CORNERSTONE,in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, n whom you also are being built together...
1 Peter 2:9; Rev. 20:6 – we are a royal family of priests by virtue of baptism. We as priests intercede on behalf of each other. 2 Peter 1:4 – since God is the eternal family and we are His children, we are partakers of His divine nature as a united family. ...
My dear friends, you are a royal generation. You were preserved to come to the earth in this time for a special purpose. Not just a few of you, but all of you. There are things for each of you to do that no one else can do as well as you. If you do not prepare to do them...
by God's direction, take twelve rods, write each man his name upon his rod, and lay them up in the tabernacle before the Lord, whereupon Aaron's rod "budded, and brought forth buds, and blossomed blossoms, and yielded almonds;" a symbol that God would make the priesthood to flourish ...
Perhaps you are a highly educated Ph.D. scientist with an understanding of the details of the biology of life. What would satisfy you that God exists and He originated all life and knows more than you do? What if He explained how He created the universe and life and gave you formulas ...
And when the tests are over: And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you (1 Peter 5:10). Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for ...
This is a place of study with content intended to equip and encourage you as a believer in Christ to see the relevance of the Old Testament in modern life. Studies are organized into at least seven lessons. Based upon Paul’s teachings, these studies adopt both a historical and simultaneous...