1 Peter 1:14-17,21-25 Obey God because you are his children; don’t slip back into your old ways doing evil because you knew no better. V15 But be holy now in everything you do, just as the Lord is holy, who invited you to be his child. V16 He himself has said, “You must be holy, for I am holy.” V17 And remember that your heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites when he judges. He will judge you with perfect justice for eveything you do; so act in reverent fear of him from now on until you get to heaven.
V21 Because of this, your trust can be in God who raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory. Now your faith and hope can rest in g
him alone. V22 Now you can have real love for eveyone because your souls have been cleansed from selfishness and hatred when you trusted Christ to save you; so see to it that you really love each other warmly, with all your hearts. V23 For you have a new life. It was not passed on to you from your parents, for the life they gave you will fade away. This new one will last forever, for it comes from Christ, God’s ever-living Message to men. V24,25 Yes, our natural lives will fade as grass does when it becomes all brown and dry. All our greatness is like a flower that droops and falls; but the word of the Lord will last forever. And his message is Good News that was preached to you.
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