LOVE ONE ANOTHER DEEPLY

1 Peter 1:22-2:3

Key Verse 1:22

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart

1. Read verse 22. How did the believers purify themselves? (22) What was the result of purifying themselves? What kind of love should they strive to have?

2. Read verses 23-25. How were the believers born again? (23, 25a) What did Peter say about God’s word? (23, 25b) In what respect are all people like grass or like the flowers of the field? (24) What hope can people find in God’s word? (23, 25)

3. Read verses 2:1-3. What kinds of things should the believers rid themselves of? (1) What does pure spiritual milk refer to? (2a, 23b, 25) Why should the believers crave it like newborn babies? (2b) What was their experience with the Lord? (3) How could this experience help them to crave pure spiritual milk?