Keep it Simple — 1 Peter 1:22-2:3

Life is complicated. God keeps it simple.

I. Love the people around you. (1:22-25)

  • Love’s mutuality — “love one another” (22)
  • Love’s source — “from a pure heart” & “a sincere brotherly love” (22)
  • Love’s intensity — “earnestly” (22)
  • Love’s origin (23-25)
    • From God’s vantage point — born again through the seed of His Word (22-25)
    • From our vantage point — obedience to the gospel (22)

II. Long for the Word given to you. (2:1-3)

  • The passion — “long for the pure spiritual milk of the word” (2b)
  • The picture — “Like newborn infants” (2a)
  • The pursuit — “that by it you may grow up into salvation” (2c)
  • The pull — “if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good” (3)
  • The price — “So put away all …” (1)