After the introduction, the author goes on to give thanksgiving to God (1: 3-9). He speaks of the hope we have in our Lord Jesus Christ. He was gracious enough to give us a new birth through the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Peter encourages us that our riches are being stored up in heaven and although we may suffer through grief in trials, it is only making us stronger in our faith and this deserves glory and honor in heaven.

The Thanksgiving and Praise to God really leads into the next section of reading, from 1 Pet 1:10 through 1 Pet 2:3, the author makes noticeable that we were saved by grace. During these few versus, the reader is reminded not to fall back into the easy lifestyle of ignorance we used to live before we were saved, but rather to only seek God and strive to be holy because he is holy. This section reminds us that we were saved not by perishable things such as Gold or Silver but that our salvation came from

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