Peter begins this book by discussing our common salvation. He is helping us to understand the practical and the spiritual implications of salvation. As we examine the first two verses of I Peter we should be asking ourselves if we are experiencing what it really means to be saved?

I. To be Saved means we have a new home. vs 1

II. To be Saved means we are elect. vs 1

A. Chosen By God

B. According to His Foreknowledge

C. Saved by the work of the Spirit

III. To be Saved means we are obedient. vs 2

IV. To be Saved means we are sprinkled by His blood. vs 2

V. To be Saved means we have the advantage of God's peace. vs 2