1 Peter 2:1-10

God's Purpose For His Begotten Again And Redeemed People (1 Peter 2:1).

In view of the glorious future that is theirs as previously revealed, and the responsibility that is theirs, which will now be revealed to them, they are to prepare themselves by putting away anything that defiles them, and by eagerly and thirstily partaking of the spiritual milk of the truth so as to continue growing ‘unto salvation'. Indeed if they really have tasted that the Lord is gracious they are to be built up as ‘living stones', on Him as the chief, living Cornerstone, into a ‘living' temple of God, so that they might offer spiritual worship which is pleasing and acceptable to God. And at the same time, because they are the new Israel, they are to fulfil their God-given destiny to carry out the responsibility that had been the old Israel's of being a nation of chosen royal priests, in order to show forth the excellencies of the One Who has called them out of darkness into His most marvellous light.