WEEK 28: Review 1 Peter 1-5

This week (March 22 to March 28), please review 1 Peter, Chapters 1-5 (i.e. the entire book)

If you want to read the chapters online, click here. (Free website Biblegateway.Com)

Listen to the chapters here.

Study Tip: We're now in the season of Lent, when Christians celebrate the weeks before Jesus's death on the cross and resurrection from the dead. It is traditional at this time among some Christians to give up something, in order share in some small way with Christ's suffering. If you're still unable to find time to study, perhaps you might choose something to give up for Lent (maybe a favorite TV program) to provide more time to spend in the scriptures.

Upcoming Events:
- April 21, Districts Year-End Quiz Meet in Sparta, NJ

Who was 1 Peter written to?

1 Peter 1:1: "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,"

As you were reading that verse, did you find yourself wondering where those places were? Here a relatively simple map of the region the Apostle Peter was writing to. To give you a sense of where this is in relation to current maps, this whole area is modern-day Turkey, and Greece is just off the map to the left. (The arrows show a probable route the letter would have followed, as it was distributed through the region to the churches.e

Finish the Verse Questions for 1 Peter 1

Remember, the full list of FTV's can always be found at this link. The // in the verse marks the minimum number of words you need from the FTV to uniquely identify it.

Question: Praise // be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!...
Answer: ...In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you (1 Peter 1:3-4)

Question: In this // you greatly rejoice,...
Answer: ...though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. (1 Peter 1:6-7)

Question: Though // you have not seen him,...
Answer: ...you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. (1 Peter 1:8-9)

Question: Therefore, prepare // your minds for action;...
Answer: ...be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. (1 Peter 1:13)

Question: As obedient // children, do not conform...
Answer: ...to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:14-16)

Question: For you know // that it was not...
Answer: ...with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. (1 Peter 18-19)

Question: For you have // been born again,...
Answer:...not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (1 Peter 1:23)

Question: For, “All // men are like grass,...
Answer:...and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you. (1 Peter 1:24-25)

Reference Questions for 1 Peter 1

Remember, the full list of Reference Questions can always be found in the sidebar or at this link.

QUESTION: According to 1Pe 1:13, Be what?
ANSWER: Self-controlled. (cf 1Pe 1:15, 1:16, 3:1, 3:7, 3:8, 3:15, 4:7, 5:2, 5:5, 5:8; 2Pe 1:10, 3:17)

QUESTION: According to 1Pe 1:15, Be what?
ANSWER: Holy in all you do. (cf Heb 4:1, 12:14, 12:28, 13:5; 1Pe 1:13, 1:16, 3:1, 3:7, 3:8, 3:15, 4:7, 5:2, 5:5, 5:8; 2Pe 1:10, 3:17)

QUESTION: According to 1Pe 1:15, Who is holy?
ANSWER: He who called you. (cf Heb 7:26)

QUESTION: According to 1Pe 1:16, What is written?
ANSWER: "Be holy, because I am holy." (cf Heb 10:7)

QUESTION: According to 1Pe 1:18-19, You know what?
ANSWER: That it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. (cf Heb 12:17; 1Pe 5:9; 2Pe 1:12)

QUESTION: According to 1Pe 1:22, Love how?
ANSWER: (One another) Deeply, from the heart. (cf 1Pe 3:8, 4:8)

QUESTION: According to 1Pe 1:23, The word of God is what?
ANSWER: Living and enduring. (cf Heb 4:12)

WEEK 18: Study 1 Peter 1

This week (January 5 thru January 11), please study 1 Peter, Chapter 1

If you want to read the chapter online, click here. (Free website Biblegateway.Com)

Listen to the chapter here. (MP3s coming later.)

If you'd like to read a commentary on the chapter, click here. (Free website, BibleGateway.Com)

Study Tip: For some people, the best way to make the Bible a priority in your life is to put it at the start of every day. Rather than waiting for after homework, dinner, or whatever else you normally put before studying, consider setting your alarm 15 minutes earlier in the morning and spending that time reading thru that week's chapter. This can set the tone for your day, and give you a chance to apply the lessons of the chapter in your daily life.

Upcoming Events:
- January 20-22, Midwinter Quiz Meet in Lititz, PA