Peter writes the first letter in a question/answer format. One must know who he is, in this case, Peter knows that he is an apostle of Jesus Christ, but who is everyone else? A pilgrim. A pilgrim is a person who is living away from home. The next question is, where is everyone from? On earth, people migrate from one place or area to another. Our heavenly home still awaits us; therefore, Peter saw “everyone” as pilgrims. To understand who this pilgrim is, we must understand that with movement comes rest. Resting in God’s Word provides the opportunity to understand that the Spirit of Christ solidifies the truth and is secured in the scriptures as it is written. Now we must be holy. Peter claims that holiness is not to be confused with morality, as morality is an outward set of standards, whereas holiness is an inward transformation. Hope joins holiness producing harmony, and in the end, love should be sincere, enduring God’s Word forever. Now it should make a little more sense how Christians are to love the Lord whom they have not seen before, as His Word endures forever. So let’s review: Peter details who he is before Christ and whom the rest of the population is before Christ, representing pilgrims. Each person or pilgrim must learn to rest in God’s Word; however, in order to do so, one must understand the difference between the outwardness of morality and the inwardness of holiness. It is the holiness that has transformation, producing harmony and love, completing the circle of resting in God’s Word forever. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inthefieldaudiobible/message