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THOSE WHO ARE NOW DEAD / 1 PETER 4:6

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(KJV) 1 Peter 4:6

For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

THOSE WHO ARE NOW DEAD / 1 PETER 4:6

This passage is best understood as referring to people who heard and accepted the message about Christ while they were still living on earth, but who are now dead. This preaching refers to a past event; the word “now” does not appear in the original Greek, but it is necessary to make it clear that the preaching was done while these people were still alive. They heard the message and believed, and although they have died (“judged according to men in regard to the body”), they now live with God. The verse could be paraphrased to read, “the gospel was preached to those who believed and later died, that they might have eternal life with God” God’s Word is clear about the fact that for those who did not accept Christ in this life, there will be no opportunity to be saved after death (Hebrews 9:27).

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  1. THEY THINK IT STRANGE / 1 PETER 4:4
  2. HE WHO HAS SUFFERED / 1 PETER 4:1
  3. PREACHED TO THE SPIRITS / 1 PETER 3:19-20
  4. BAPTISM THAT NOW SAVES YOU ALSO / 1 PETER 3:20-22
  5. PREACHED TO THE SPIRITS / 1 PETER 3:19-20
  6. CHRIST DIED … ONCE FOR ALL / 1 PETER 3:18
  7. IN YOUR HEARTS SET APART CHRIST AS LORD – ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO GIVE AN ANSWER / 1 PETER 3:15
  8. LOVE LIFE AND SEE GOOD DAYS / 1 PETER 3:10
  9. HUSBANDS – SO THAT NOTHING WILL HINDER YOUR PRAYERS / 1 PETER 3:7
  10. BEAUTY … OF YOUR INNER SELF / 1 PETER 3:3-4
  11. HUSBANDS … MAYBE WON OVER / 1 PETER 3:1
  12. BORE OUR SINS / 1 PETER 2:24
  13. CHRIST SUFFERED … FOLLOW IN HIS STEPS / 1 PETER 2:21
  14. LIVE SUCH GOOD LIVES AMONG THE PAGANS / 1 PETER 2:12
  15. ALIENS AND STRANGERS / 1 PETER 2:11
  16. A HOLY NATION / 1 PETER 2:9
  17. A ROCK THAT MAKES THEM FALL / 1 PETER 2:8
  18. A HOLY PRIESTHOOD / 1 PETER 2:5
  19. THE LIVING STONE – REJECTED BY MEN / 1 PETER 2:4
  20. CRAVE PURE SPIRITUAL MILK / 1 PETER 2:2
  21. THE WORD OF THE LORD STANDS FOREVER / 1 PETER 1:24-25
  22. CHOSEN BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD / 1 PETER 1:20
  23. THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST / 1 PETER 1:19
  24. REDEEMED / 1 PETER 1:18
  25. BE HOLY / 1 PETER 1:16
  26. PREPARE YOUR MINDS FOR ACTION / 1 PETER 1:13
  27. PREACHED … BY THE HOLY SPIRIT – EVEN ANGELS LONG TO LOOK / 1 PETER 1:12
  28. SPIRIT OF CHRIST IN THEM / 1 PETER 1:11
  29. HAVE NOT SEEN HIM YOU LOVE / 1 PETER 1:8
  30. YOUR FAITH … PROVED GENUINE / 1 PETER 1:7
  31. THROUGH FAITH ARE SHIELDED BY GOD’S POWER / 1 PETER 1:5
  32. THE FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD – GOD THE FATHER … THE SPIRIT … JESUS CHRIIST / 1 PETER 1:2
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