1 Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people… I. WHAT FROM. 1. The power of Satan. 2. Moral confusion. 3. Impurity. 4. Spiritual loss — ignorance. 5. A state of misery. 6. A state of danger. 7. God calls us out of this darkness; and if we do not obey His call we "love darkness rather than light, because our deeds are evil." But let us count the cost of such a choice. II. WHAT TO. 1. God's kingdom. 2. Moral order. 3. True wisdom. 4. Spiritual purity. 5. Heaven in prospective. III. WHAT FOR. 1. That we may be obedient to His will, and follow the example of Christ — God's ideal of perfected humanity. 2. To live as His children, and render unto Him a loving, loyal service, bearing His gentle yoke with cheerfulness and meekness, and so recommend the service of God by our conduct before men, that they shall be drawn to God by our example. (W. Harris.) Parallel Verses KJV: But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: |
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