The Elect Exiles
1 Peter 1:1-2
Discussion Questions:
In these opening verses, Peter emphasizes the identity of believers. Why is a clear understanding of our identity so important when facing hardship or opposition?
In verse 1, Peter identifies his readers as “elect exiles.” What comes to mind or what reactions do you have when you hear this phrase?
Is there a time that you have personally felt or sensed that you were chosen or called by God? How should it affect the way we approach our lives to know that God has chosen and called us?
Peter's calls his readers "exiles," echoing Israel’s experience in the wilderness. What does it mean to live as an exile in today’s world?
Are there any ways you have experienced a sense of dissatisfaction even in the midst of good gifts (such as career, family, or friendships)? What might that reveal about our true home?
Read Ephesians 4: 17-24. How are we to be different from the culture that is around us? Are there things in the world that once seemed foreign to you that you now just accept as familiar?
How do we guard against looking like everyone else? How can we as a church remind one another where our true citizenship is?
