1 Peter 1:3-6 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

A. The Evidences in those who love the Lord Jesus

1. There is a walk in the joy of the Lord – 1 Peter 1:8a

2. There is a reflection of the Lord from our lives – 1 Peter 1:8

B. The Attitudes in those who love the Lord Jesus

1. Towards sin – 2 Timothy 2:19

– Affirmed by the pursuit of holiness – 1 Peter 1:14-16

2. Toward the world – John 17:15-18

– Affirmed by our separation from the world – 1 Peter 2:11-12

3. Toward ourselves – Acts 20:28, Galatians 2:20

– Affirmed by our identity in Christ – 1 Peter 2:9-10