1 Peter 1:2

Where it is preached

1. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

   Election cites I Peter i. 2

   …of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ.” (I Peter i. 2.) “Give diligence to make your calling and Election sure.” (2 Peter i. 10.) I place these…

2. The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High · A. B. Simpson

   The Holy Spirit in the Epistles of Peter cites 1 Peter 1:2

   …the word of man, but the very word of the living God. II. THE SPIRIT OF SANCTIFICATION. 1 Peter 1:2, "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the…

3. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

   God’s Call to Holiness cites 1 Pet. i. 2

   …according to the foreknowledge of the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit’ (1 Pet. i. 2). The call is the unveiling of the purpose that the Father from eternity had set His…

4. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

   The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites 1 Peter 1:2

   …of the Spirit (or else of the cleansing Word, John 15:3, Ephesians 5:26, James 1:18, 1 Peter 1:23, and the quickening power of the Holy Spirit).” II. The Spirit of God The Holy Spirit is…

5. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

   The Holy Spirit Bringing Forth in the Believer Christ- Like Graces of Character cites 1 Peter 1:2-2

   …to the Spirit to do His work and bear His fruit. This is “sanctification of the Spirit ” (1 Peter 1:2-2, 1 Thessalonians 2:13). There is a sense, however, in which cultivating graces of…

6. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

   The Holy Spirit cites 1 Pet. i. 2

   …in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth.’—2 Thess. ii. 13. (See 1 Pet. i. 2.) It has sometimes been said, that while the Holiness of God stands out more prominently…

7. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

   Book 3, Chapter 1 — The Benefits of Christ Made Available to Us by the Secret Operation of the Spirit cites 1 Pet. 1:2

   …of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ,” (1 Pet. 1:2). By these words he reminds us, that if the shedding of his sacred blood is not to be in…

8. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

   July cites 1 Peter 1:2

   …in Christ Jesus.” (1 Corinthians 1:2) “Through sanctification of the Spirit.” (1 Peter 1:2) Mark the union of the Three Divine Persons in all their gracious acts. How unwisely do…

9. Freedom of the Will · Jonathan Edwards

   Section XI. The Evidence of Gods Certain Foreknowledge of the Volitions of Moral Agents cites 1 Pet. i. 2

   …(Eph. i. 4.) “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world.” (1 Pet. i. 20.) “Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world.” (2 Tim. i. 9.) “who…

10. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Free Grace cites 1 Peter 1:2

    …the scriptures; and those in particular, “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God;” (1 Peter 1:2; ) “Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate.” (Rom. 8:29.) 21. And “the same Lord…

11. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 14 — The Beginning of Justification cites 1 Pet. 1:2

    …of the Spirit avails “unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ,” (1 Pet. 1:2). If the sprinkling of the blood of Christ by the Spirit gives us purification, let us…

12. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Sanctification cites 1 Peter i. 2

    …patient “hope” of the Thessalonian believers, he says, “I know your election of God.” (1 Peter i. 2; 2 Thess. ii. 13; Rom. viii. 29; Eph. i. 4; 1 Thess. i. 3, 4.) He that boasts of being…

13. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Holiness cites 1 Peter i. 2

    …not merely take away the guilt of a believer’s sin, He does more—He breaks its power, (1 Peter i. 2; Rom. viii. 29; Eph. i. 4; Heb. xii. 10.) (c) We must be holy, because this is the only…

14. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Sanctification cites I Pet 1:2

    …of the Spirit’s planting, therefore it is called, ‘The sanctification of the Spirit.’ I Pet 1:2. (2.) Sanctification is an intrinsic thing; it lies chiefly in the heart. It is called…

15. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 22 — This Doctrine Confirmed by Proofs from Scripture cites 1 Pet. 1:2

    …that the believers to whom he writes are elect “according to the foreknowledge of God,” (1 Pet. 1:2), properly expresses that secret predestination by which God has sealed those whom he has…

16. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Extracts from Old Writers cites 1 Pet. i. 1-3

    …see it, discovers it more brightly and more clearly to them.” From Traill’s Sermons, upon 1 Pet. i. 1-3, vol. 4, p. 71. Edinburgh edition of Traill’s Works. 1810. (2.) Rev. Thomas Brooks…