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He who called you is holy. Therefore, be holy yourselves in all… 1 Peter 1:15-16

He who called you is holy. Therefore, be holy yourselves in all your conduct. For Scripture says, “Be holy, for I am holy.”
1 Peter 1:15-16 holiness life calling
And I say to you: You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld will not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:18 church community hell

But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people claimed by God as his own possession,” so that you may proclaim the praise of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
1 Peter 2:9 evangelism salvation holiness
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer.
However, the face of the Lord
is set against those who do evil.
1 Peter 3:12 righteousness prayer listening
Therefore, prepare your minds for action. Be calm and fix your hopes completely on the grace that you will be granted at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:13 grace Jesus Spirit
Do not repay evil with evil or abuse with abuse. On the contrary, repay with a blessing. This is what you were called to do, so that you might inherit a blessing.
1 Peter 3:9 speaking blessing calling
Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you should arm yourselves also with the same intention. For anyone who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin.
1 Peter 4:1 sin suffering
Then Peter addressed them: “I now understand how true it is that God has no favorites, but that in every nation all those who fear God and do what is right are acceptable to him.”
Acts 10:34-35 obedience righteousness evangelism
Rather, revere Christ as Lord in your hearts.
Always be prepared to offer an explanation to anyone who asks you to justify the hope that is in you. However, do so with gentleness and respect.
1 Peter 3:15 evangelism Jesus hope
After you have suffered for a brief period, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and support you.
1 Peter 5:10 grace eternal life suffering
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
1 Peter 1:3 hope resurrection rebirth
This water prefigured Baptism, which now saves you. It does so not by the washing away of dirt from the body but by the pledge of a good conscience given to God through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 3:21 baptism salvation purification
Then Peter came up to him and asked, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy times seven.”
Matthew 18:21-22 forgiveness neighbor sin
For:
“If anyone wishes to love life
and to experience good days,
he must restrain his tongue from evil
and his lips from deceitful speech.
He must turn away from evil and do good,
seek peace and pursue it.”
1 Peter 3:10-11 love peace life
Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with a joy that is indescribable and glorious. For you are achieving the goal of your faith, that is, the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:8-9 faith joy salvation
Likewise, you who are husbands must show consideration for your wives in your life together. Treat your wife with respect, for even though she is the weaker partner, she is also an equal heir of God’s gift of life. Thus, your prayers will not be hindered in any way.
1 Peter 3:7 marriage prayer grace
For you are aware that you were ransomed from your futile way of life inherited from your ancestors not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
1 Peter 1:18-19 Savior Jesus life
Do not seek to adorn yourself externally—by the braiding of your hair and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothing. Rather, let your adornment be of your inner self, the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.
1 Peter 3:3-4 humility beauty heart
Then Peter asked, “Ananias, why has Satan so gained control of your heart that you lied to the Holy Spirit and retained part of the sale price of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not belong to you? And after it was sold, were not the proceeds yours? What caused you to contrive this scheme? You have lied not to men but to God.”
Acts 5:3-4 lying money honesty
Those who accepted his message were baptized, and on that day about three thousand people were added to their number.
Acts 2:41 faith baptism Word of God
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit descended upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning.
Acts 11:15 pentecost Holy Spirit
As for you, my child, take strength from the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:1 grace strength Jesus
This saying can be trusted:
If we have died with him,
we shall also live with him.
2 Timothy 2:11 Word of God death eternal life
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 trust faith life
There is no holy one like the Lord,
there is none beside you,
nor is there a rock like our God.
1 Samuel 2:2 God holiness worship