1 Peter 1:3-5 In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or
fade - kept in heaven for you who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of
the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 2:2-5 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in
your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. As you come to him, the living
Stone...you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood,
offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.