1 Peter 3:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

And be

A reason

Acts 24:25

The hope

Hebrews 6:1

With

1 Peter 3:2

2 Timothy 2:25

Bible References

And be

and you will even be put on trial before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.

"Make up your minds, however, not to prepare a defence beforehand,

Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he replied, "Rulers and Elders of the people,

Peter and the other Apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than man.

"I am a Jew," replied Paul, "belonging to Tarsus in Cilicia, and am a citizen of no unimportant city. Give me leave, I pray you, to speak to the people."

"Brethren and fathers," he said, "listen to my defence which I now make before you."

Let your language be always seasoned with the salt of grace, so that you may know how to give every man a fitting answer.

He must speak in a gentle tone when correcting the errors of opponents, in the hope that God will at last give them repentance, for them to come to a full knowledge of the truth

A reason

But when he dealt with the subjects of justice, self-control, and the judgement which was soon to come, Felix became alarmed and said, "For the present leave me, and when I can find a convenient opportunity I will send for you."

The hope

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy has begotten us anew to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

on account of the hope treasured up for you in Heaven. Of this hope you have already heard in the Message of the truth of the Good News.

in hope of the Life of the Ages which God, who is never false to His word, promised before the commencement of the Ages.

but Christ was faithful as a Son having authority over God's house, and we are that house, if we hold firm to the End the boldness and the hope which we boast of as ours.

Therefore leaving elementary instruction about the Christ, let us advance to mature manhood and not be continually re-laying a foundation of repentance from lifeless works and of faith in God,

With

so full of reverence, and so blameless!

He must speak in a gentle tone when correcting the errors of opponents, in the hope that God will at last give them repentance, for them to come to a full knowledge of the truth