So then. "Because of all these things I remind you about, hold firm to what you have in Christ!" Ready for action. These people wore long flowing robes. When they prepared for action, they pulled their robes up and fastened them with a belt, to keep from being tripped up. Peter's symbolism says: "Get it all together and be ready to move out!" Peter speaks of four attitudes in the next verses: keep alert (1 Peter 1:13); be holy (1 Peter 1:15); be reverent (1 Peter 1:17); love one another (1 Peter 1:22).

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