1 Peter 1:7
might Suffering, in First Peter, is set in the light of:- (1) assured salvation, 1 Peter 1:2-5.
- (2) the greater glory at Christ's appearing, 1 Peter 1:7;
- (3) Christ's sufferings and coming glories, 1 Peter 1:11
- (4) the believer's association with Him in both, 1 Peter 2:20,21; 3:17,18 4:12,13.
- (5) the purifying effect of suffering, 1 Peter 1:7; 4:1,2; 5:10.
- (6) that Christ is now glorified in the believer's patient suffering, 1 Peter 4:16.
- (7) that suffering is disciplinary, 1 Peter 4:17-19; 1 Corinthians 11:31,32; Hebrews 12:5-13.
1 Peter 1:13
for the grace Grace (in salvation). 1 Peter 5:12; Romans 3:24 (See Scofield "John 1:17").
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