1 Peter 1:2

“Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”

"Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied." - 1 Peter 1:2
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What does 1 Peter 1:2 mean?

1 Peter 1:2 (KJV) reads: "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied." This verse encapsulates a rich and complex set of…

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Chosen, Sanctified, and Covered: A Devotional on 1 Peter 1:2

In the heart of 1 Peter 1:2, we find a profound declaration of our identity as believers: “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be…

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A Prayer for Divine Electing Grace

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of gratitude for the wondrous gift of Your grace. In 1 Peter 1:2, Your word declares, "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the…

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1 Peter 1:2 - "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied."
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2 Peter 1:1 - "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:"
1 Peter 2:20-21
1 Peter 2:1 - "Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,"
1 Peter 2:3 - "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."
2 Peter 1:6 - "And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;"
2 Peter 1:7 - "And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."
1 Peter 2:2 - "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"
2 Peter 1:20 - "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation."
1 Peter 3:2 - "While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear."
2 Peter 1:2 - "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,"
1 Peter 1:1 - "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,"
1 Peter 2:22 - "Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:"
1 Peter 1:24-25
1 Peter 2:16 - "As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God."
1 Peter 2:17 - "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."
1 Peter 2:13 - "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;"
2 Peter 1:5 - "And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;"
1 Peter 2:15 - "For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:"
1 Peter 2:18 - "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward."
1 Peter 2:4 - "To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,"