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(1 Peter Part 3):

1 Peter 1:8 - Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Whom having not seen, ye love; That's Christ. We haven't seen Him. In whom, though now you see him not, yet you are believing, you rejoice with a joy unspeakable and full of glory: This is not happiness. He's talking about an inward satisfaction in the midst of a life that's very difficult.

1 Peter 1:13 - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Wherefore, that is, because of this, gird up the loins of your mind. That's a phrase that they used to use because the men in those days wore robes, and whenever they had to travel, or run, or do battle, they would pull up the back of the robe up through the legs and around the waist and tie it. And then they would be ready.

So, he's applying it to the mind. Make your mind ready. Be sober. That is, let your mind be sober thinking, not imaginations, or dreams, or fantasies. And hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

1 Peter 1:15 - But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

The word conversation (ANASTROPHE) means lifestyle.

1 Peter 1:16 - Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

Because it is written (from Leviticus 11:44-45), Be ye holy; for I am holy. This is the word for set apart. God only has one motive for what He does. He only has one purpose for what He does. So, he says basically be separated for God's purposes, just like God is. And think soberly and keep your mind ready living and ministering under the grace of Christ.

(1 Peter Part 2):

1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

He says blessed is. The word be in the bible is in italics. It's literally blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again, literally a second birth, a birth from above, into a living hope, not lively, but living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. So again, this security. We have a living hope, not a dead religion. But out of His mercy, He has given us a Spiritual birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

1 Peter 1:7 - That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

The word trial in Verse 7 is different than temptations at the end of Verse 6. Trial means to approve of something after testing. To approve of something after testing, that the approval of your faith which is more precious than gold that's put through the fire, and that you might be found unto the praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.

So again, just like James, he says the testing of your faith is going to produce endurance. God's going to teach you through the sufferings to remain under and to trust Him, so that at the appearing of Jesus Christ, it might be for His praise and honor and glory, as we celebrate the preservation of God's people.