[:en]In His mercy, we are given a new birth with a living hope through Jesus Christ (v. 3). He sent the Holy Spirit from heaven to give the Word and let the prophets declare it. (vs. 10-12) We are to set our hope in Christ and prepare ourselves to be self-controlled. “Be holy because I am holy” (v. 16) We are to obey the truth and love one another deeply from the heart (v. 22)
“For all men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever” (vs. 24-25)[:]