Living Up to God’s Expectations

Our great and awesome God has high expectations for His children. Peter partly defines this saying,  “But you are…” followed by: • “… as living stones, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood”, “… a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation”, “… His own special people”, “… to proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light”, “… now the people of God, who have obtained mercy.”  But it seems that is so often on the back burner of our minds. We willingly forget these things and the responsibilities that come with them. In this lesson (1 Peter 2:11-17), we will begin learning more about how a Christian must live as, “sojourners and pilgrims“, beginning with our conduct…