1. Why do you think it is that Peter tells the church, to love one another?
2. Can you command someone to love?
3. What does Christian unity look like in the context of our congregation? How is unity and
uniformity different?
4. What are some of the ways in which we can be called to suffer for our faith?
5. What are the costs to being a Christian today?
6. How willing are you to pay this price? What is one thing you might do to help you be more
willing?
7. Peter grounds this in Jesus’ own sacrifice that brought us righteousness. Why do you think
this is important?
8. Explore v18 and 19 together. What do you think Peter means by this?
9. And in what way does baptism correspond to Noah being saved in the ark?
10. How is our baptism related to our salvation?

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