1 Peter Study - part 40

Continuing on we look at the cost of our redemption. Nothing but the blood of Jesus Christ, shed as He bore our sins on the cross, could be adequate for our salvation. It is the highest price ever paid for anything and the highest price possible. This blood of Christ, on our behalf should motivate us to live our lives as those redeemed, to please Him Whom the Father foreknew and sent to be our Savior.The defining mark or the born again believer is his obedience to the Word of God resulting in his love of his brothers and sisters in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. Peter now reminds us of our new birth, and that we were not born of perishable seed like we were when born physically, but imperishable seed, none other than the living abiding word of God! In our new life in Christ, we must be careful to not be taken by any of the attitudes and ways of the flesh. The Holy Spirit reveals five things that we are to put away as we walk with our God.