1 Peter 1:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:

Call

Ephesians 3:14

Who

Pass

Hebrews 11:13

In fear

Hebrews 12:28

General references

Acts 5:11

Romans 2:11

Bible References

Call

You, therefore, should pray thus--'Our Father, who art in Heaven, May thy name be held holy,

Ask, and your prayer shall be granted; search, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.

May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

My prayer is that the God of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all- glorious Father, may inspire you with wisdom and true insight through a fuller knowledge of himself;

For this reason, then, I kneel before the Father--

Who

They sent their disciples, with the Herodians, to say to him: "Teacher, we know that you are an honest man, and that you teach the way of God honestly, and are not afraid of any one; for you pay no regard to a man's position.

Then Peter began. "I see, beyond all doubt," he said, "that 'God does not show partiality,'

But there will be glory, honor, and peace for every one who does right-for the Jew first, but also for the Greek,

Of those who are thought somewhat highly of--what they once were makes no difference to me; God does not recognize human distinctions--those, I say, who are thought highly of added nothing to my Message.

And masters, treat your slaves in the same spirit. Give up threatening them; for you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in Heaven, and that before him there is no distinction of rank.

Those who do wrong will reap the wrong they have done; and there will be no partiality.

Pass

All these died sustained by faith. They did not obtain the promised blessings, but they saw them from a distance and welcomed the sight, and they acknowledged themselves to be only aliens and strangers on the earth.

In fear

Dear friends, I urge you, as pilgrims and strangers upon earth, to refrain from indulging the cravings of your earthly nature, for they make war upon the soul.

True; it was because of their want of faith that they were broken off, and it is because of your faith that you are standing. Do not think too highly of yourself, but beware.

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, while our home is in the body, we are absent from our home with the Lord.

With these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that pollutes either body or spirit, and, in deepest reverence for God, aim at perfect holiness.

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always been obedient in the past, so now work out your own Salvation with anxious care, not only when I am with you, but all the more now that I am absent.

We must, therefore, be very careful, though there is a promise still standing that we shall enter upon God's Rest, that none of you even appear to have missed it.

Therefore, let us, who have received a kingdom that cannot be shaken, be thankful, and so offer acceptable worship to God, with awe and reverence.

General references

The whole Church and all who heard of these events were appalled.

Since God shows no partiality.