1. To whom did Peter address his first epistle?
...to the strangers scattered throughout
Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and
Bithynia,
1 Peter 1:1
2. By what means are we elected, or chosen?
...through sanctification of the Spirit,
unto obedience and
sprinkling of the blood
of Jesus Christ:
1 Peter 1:2
3. For what does the apostle bless God?
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...
1 Peter 1:3
4. Through what miraculous event does that hope come?
...unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:3
5. To what does this hope cause us to look forward?
To an inheritance incorruptible,
1 Peter 1 :4
6. How is this inheritance described? Where is it reserved?
...and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
1 Peter 1:4
7. How are those kept for whom this inheritance is reserved?
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation
ready to be
revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:5
8. What does this faith bring to the heart of the believer?
Wherein ye greatly rejoice,
1 Peter 1:6
9. What does the apostle say is needful for the present in developing character?
...ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
1 Peter 1:6
10. What does the apostle say is more precious than gold?
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that
perisheth,
1 Peter 1:7
11. What three qualities will this test develop in the faith of every believer? When will this be manifest?
...though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at
the appearing of Jesus Christ:
1 Peter 1:7
12. In whom do our faith and hope center?
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet
believing,
1 Peter 1:8
13. What do this faith and hope put in the heart of every believer?
...ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
1 Peter 1:8
14. In what glorious event will this faith and hope culminate?
Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:9
