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of God and the universal brotherhood of man,” it is well to riote the distinc tion that is to be seen in these, two in junctions. All men are to be honored. They are creatures of God and, in spite of the ruin of sin, there are traces of the image of God in every man. But within the company of all men there is a brotherhood. It is based upon faith in Christ and the new birth. Only those who own Christ as Saviour can claim God as their Father. .These in dividuals form the brotherhood of be lievers, and each believer should be the object of the godly love exercised by each fellow believer. 4. "That ye should follow his steps" (v. 21). You will note that the prepo* .sition “in” does not occur in the text. -Many seem to think it belongs there but, as Alva J. McClain says, “Who could follow ‘in’ the mighty steps of the Son of God, as He stepped from vheaven’s glory to a manger in Bethle hem, from humanity to the death of the cross, and from the tomb to the throne of the Universe? No, we cannot follow in His steps, but thank God, it is our unspeakable privilege and duty to ‘follow his steps,’ to pause beside each one in adoring wonder, to medi tate upon the grace that led Him al] the way, and,, as we consider those blessed steps,, to become more and, more like Him.” Golden Text Ilustration 1 P eter 2:17 When Raphael’s great picture, the Sistine Madonna, was first, brought, to' Dresden it was displayed in the castle in the presence of the King. However, the most favorable spot' in thè throne- room was occupied by the throne it self. The King pushed the.throne to one side, saying: “Make room for the immortal Raphael. The first place and the best place belong to him.” Like wise the chief place in a nation’s life belongs to God. True patriotism recog nizes God.—Adapted from Twenty-five Hundred Best Modern Illustrations, by Hallock. Jesua' Friend Peter 1 P eter ' l : l ; 2:11-25 MEMORY VERSE:- “ By. this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another” (John 13:35). APPROACH: We have learned many things about the life of Peter in our Sunday-School lessons this year. Can any one remember something about
Points and Problems 1. "To the strangers scattered" (1 Pet. 1:1). Literally, this should read, “ to the ■ elect sojourners of the disper sion.” The word, “dispersion” is a col lective term for all the Israelites who after the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities were scattered in Asia dnd elsewhere. The term “sojourners” is translated “pilgrims” in s.l Peter 2:11 and Hebrews 11:13. The literal mean ing is “ dwellers in a strange land.” The primary reference is to scattered Jewish believers, but how accurately these words ‘also describe believers of all races and ages! Every believer is a sojourner, on earth for a little while, but his real home is heaven. Like the Bedouin shepherds of the East who pitch their tents for a little whije in a certain.locality and then move on, the Christian has pitched his tent for a few years in this world until his.min istry is- done; then he will strike his tent dnd move into heaven. 2. "Having yaur conversation honest among the Gentiles" (1 Pet. 2:12). This word “conversation” literally means “manner of life, conduct, walk.” Tne Revised Version renders it “behavior.” The thought is that these scattered Christians were to walk so circum spectly among the people with whom they associated, that they would corn- pel recognition. It was the will of God that the manner of life of the Chris tians should be so exemplary and con sistent that foolish men would be put to silence (1 Pet. 2:i5). God expects transformed living on the part of born- again people. The Scripture always as sociates, Christian doctrine with Chris tian living. The one Is the tree; the other is the fruit. Godly living, is the result of proper believing. 3. "Honor all men. Love the broth erhood" (v. IT). In these days of much talk about “the' Universal fatherhood
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him to tell us? When P e t e r had b e c o m e quite an old man he wrote tw o l e t t e r s t o Christians. These letters are 1 and 2 Peter. They ant in , the New T e s t a - ment. P e t e r had been Jesus’ friend
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