How the Church Can Change the World

1 Peter 1:22 - 2:10

In the book of 1 Peter, the apostle has one central idea: believers have a new identity! We are resident aliens under God’s eternal care. This identity is eminently practical; it can and should be applied to every area of life. In the course of his book, Peter applies our identity to six specific areas. In the verses we explore today, he applies our identity to our role in the body of Christ. Because Peter progressively unfolds the purpose of the church in these 14 verses, the climax is in vss. 9-10. Therefore, we will start at the end, with the purpose, and then we’ll go back to the beginning.