(KJV) 1 Peter 117 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers; (19 - 23) but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently: being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.I find these verses very challenging and there is a great deal which could be extracted for 'discussion' from them, but it is only the last-but-one thought - that the word of God LIVETH - which I want to ask you.... Do you believe you have been born of the LIVING WORD?How do you know it is still living in you?If you'd rather offer a completely different perspective on these verses, please go right ahead and share your living bread.
