Israel’s new life was to be shaped by the law that God gave them after their release from bondage, so also these Gentiles have been called out of their bondage under sin and death, and on the basis of what God has already done for them, they are to respond in holiness of life. “Therefore.” With this word a new section of the letter begins, showing that it is tied closely to what went before. Because these Christians have been chosen by God the Father, because by baptism they
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