1Peter 5:14. ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν φιλήματι ἀγάπης] Paul uses a similar expression, Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:26.The members of the church are by turns to greet one another (not each other in Peter’s name) with the kiss of charity, thus testifying to their brotherly love for each other (see Meyer on 1 Whatdoes 1 Peter 5:9 mean? In the previous verse, Peter urged his Christian readers to be sober-minded and alert because our enemy is after us. That enemy is the devil—Satan—and his agenda is to "devour" Christians. His intent is to cause real and lasting harm to us and, especially, to weaken our trust in the Father. INTRODUCTIONTO 1 PETER 5. In this chapter the apostle first exhorts pastors and members of churches to their respective duties as such; and then to those which were common to them all, as Christians; and closes the epistle with prayers for them, salutations of them, and with his apostolic benediction. He begins with the pastors or elders, and Thefirst outcome is that you will never get what you hope for and be disappointed. The second outcome is that you will get what you hope for and still be disappointed, because it does not bring the happiness you expected. Set your hope on Christ because He alone can satisfy. 3. An imperishable inheritance. Onlythrough the shedding of his “precious blood” do we find redemption (1Pet 1:19) and only on him as the “living stone” (1Pet 2:4) is the church being built. Jesus provides the pattern for how to respond to unjust persecution (1Pet 2:21–25). We are brought to God because “Christ”, our penal substitute, suffered once for sins Casting 1 Samuel 1:10-18 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, and wept sore. 1 Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning . Psalm 27:13,14 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD . Psalm 37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall Read 1 Peter 2:9-12, 1 Peter 2:21-25, Isaiah 61:1-6, Isaiah 9:2-7. Read 1 Peter 2:9-12 and also 1 Peter 2:21-25. According to these passages, how did Jesus suffer, and how did his sufferings recover our identity and purpose? Compare 1 Smiths Bible Commentary. Chapter 5. Now the elders [the overseers] which are among you I exhort, because I am also an elder [or an overseer, an older man], and I am a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and I'm also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed ( 1 Peter 5:1): Peter witnessed the death of Jesus Christ. 9XEztUV.