[You can read the passage here.]
Chapter 2 of the epistle talks about the function that we Christians have in this 'hostile world'.
In last half of chapter 1, we were asked to be holy. We continue in chapter where Peter concludes 'therefore' that we are to put off the negative things like slander, envy, deceit and hypocrisy.
He then goes on to tell us Christians that we are all "living stones" when put together make up the entire household of God! Jesus is the cornerstone - and he too faced the hostility of this world when he was here physically.
Peter concludes with the wonderful verse 9 - "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light".
So although we are living as aliens in this world, we are to be reminded that all of us with NO exception are chosen by God to be set apart as his people and priests, offering spiritual sacrifices.
During our study, we shared many examples of the spiritual sacrifices that we can offer - let us start and/or continue to do so.
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