This morning I read through part of 1 Peter again, and I realized a connection I had missed previously. The end of chapter 1 talks about loving one another deeply, from the heart. Chapter two opens up with getting rid of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy and slander. It just dawned on me that all those words deal with relationships. We don’t get rid of all these things just so that we can be righteous, but because to do so opens up the door for us to love each other deeply. There’s not much room for grace with each other when we give way to grumbling.
Related Posts
Choose Your Language
Subscribe to Posts Via Email
MUST CONFIRM the first email you receive (check spam folder)
- (01) Genesis
- (02) Exodus
- (03) Leviticus
- (04) Numbers
- (05) Deuteronomy
- (06) Joshua
- (07) Judges
- (08) Ruth
- (09) 1 Samuel
- (10) 2 Samuel
- (11) 1 Kings
- (12) 2 Kings
- (13) 1 Chronicles
- (14) 2 Chronicles
- (15) Ezra
- (16) Nehemiah
- (17) Esther
- (18) Job
- (19) Psalms
- (20) Proverbs
- (21) Ecclesiastes
- (22) Song of Solomon
- (23) Isaiah
- (24) Jeremiah
- (25) Lamentations
- (26) Ezekiel
- (27) Daniel
- (28) Hosea
- (29) Joel
- (30) Amos
- (31) Obadiah
- (32) Jonah
- (33) Micah
- (34) Nahum
- (35) Habakkuk
- (36) Zephaniah
- (37) Haggai
- (38) Zechariah
- (39) Malachi
- (40) Matthew
- (41) Mark
- (42) Luke
- (43) John
- (44) Acts
- (45) Romans
- (46) 1 Corinthians
- (47) 2 Corinthians
- (48) Galatians
- (49) Ephesians
- (50) Philippians
- (51) Colossians
- (52) 1 Thessalonians
- (54) 1 Timothy
- (55) 2 Timothy
- (58) Hebrews
- (59) James
- (60) 1 Peter
- (61) 2 Peter
- (62) 1 John
- (64) 3 John
- (65) Jude
- (66) Revelation
- 40 Day Challenges
- 40 Day Summations
- 40 Days: Healing the Sick
- 40 Days: No Books but the Bible
- 40 Days: No Complaining
- Book Reviews/Excerpts
- Graced Follower Books
- Invisible God – Present and Near
- Life Reflections
- Memorization Process
- Mormonism
- Nations
- One-liners
- Other Faiths
- Reflections
At times on book reviews they are linked to Amazon making it easier for you. And if you purchase I receive a very small commission.