A Christian's Hope and A Warning

1st Peter 1:3-25
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

For all flesh is as grass,
and all the glory of man
as the flower of grass.
The grass withereth,
and the flower thereof falleth away:
25 But the word of the Lord
endureth for ever.

And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

This passage is full of hope for Christians, but it also has it's share of warnings. As we start the passage, we are encouraged by the inheritance we have in Christ. Peter reminds us that our inheritance is only through our Lord Jesus Christ, and places it as our sole hope in the world, even when placed in trials.
He encourages us to live with a faith that will last through fires, and bring ultimate glory to our Father. While we aren't able to see him, his presence is revealed through the revelation of Jesus Christ. Our faith is based solely upon this, and it is through grace by this faith that we are to receive our ultimate inheritance, the kingdom of heaven.

Peter continues on to speak of how we are to live our lives, resting on Christ. "rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ". He writes that we are called to be holy, warning to "conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed of corruptible things, like silver and gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot".

He makes it clear that we are to fear our failures, but place our hope in Christ's blood. A warning is made against "aimless conduct" or "corruptible things", anything not of Christ, which we inherit as our natural behavior from our fathers.

In the final verses, we are encourage to love one another; and the infallibility of God's Word is strengthened. "But the Word of the Lord endures forever", this means that it has always been, is, and will continue to be applicable in all areas of our life. It is also specifically preached for each and every one of us.