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1 Peter 1:13

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind,.... With the girdle of truth; see Ephesians 6:14 since angels desire to look into the mysteries of grace, do you apply your minds, and diligently attend unto them, in opposition to all loose and vagrant thoughts of the mind, about other things: give yourselves up wholly to them, meditate upon them, employ...

1 Peter 1:13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, Be ready to depart to your inheritance. Do not let your garments flow carelessly and loosely, as though you had no journey before you, but “gird up the loins of your mind.” 1Pe_1:13. Be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. That is a very...

1 Peter 1:13-17

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: but as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. And if...

1 Peter 1:13-16

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is...

1 Peter 1:13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; This is Peter’s practical application of the greet truths of which he had been writing. “Look ahead, and expect great things. Live in the future. Project your thoughts beyond the centuries that are...

1 Peter 1:14

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

As obedient children,.... Or "children of obedience". This may be connected either with what goes before, that seeing they were children of God, by adopting grace, and in regeneration brought to the obedience of faith, to whom the inheritance belonged, therefore they ought to continue hoping for it; or with what follows, that since they were...

1 Peter 1:14-16

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. See your model. See the copy to which you are to write. You are far short of it. Try again. May the power of Jesus...

1 Peter 1:14-15

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Remember that you can never be really whole till you are holy, for holiness is spiritual sanity; it is the curing of the mind and heart from the disease which sin...

1 Peter 1:15

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

But as he which hath called you is holy,.... Which is a periphrasis of God the Father, who had called them, not merely in an external way, by the outward ministry of the word; but internally, powerfully, and efficaciously, by his Spirit and grace; and who had called them to holiness of life and conversation, as well as in calling had implanted...

1 Peter 1:16

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

Because it is written,.... In Leviticus 11:44 be ye holy, for I am holy: an argument the apostle knew must have weight with these persons, who were chiefly Jews, scattered abroad among the Gentiles, and had a value for the Scriptures of truth; and therefore, as the argument for holiness of life, from the nature and perfections of God, is strong,...

1 Peter 1:16

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. Children of God, be like your Father; prove that you are his true children by manifesting his character. Let his lineaments be seen in your countenance: “Be ye holy; for I am holy.” The Revised Version is, “Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.”

1 Peter 1:17

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And if ye call on the Father,.... Of Christ, and of all the saints; or "seeing" ye do. This is a fresh argument, engaging to holiness of life and conversation. Invocation of God includes the whole worship of him, the performance of every outward duty, and the exercise of every inward grace, particularly it designs prayer; and whoever are concerned...

1 Peter 1:17

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And if ye call on the father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: — You are only here for a while, you are sojourners, foreigners, pilgrims passing through a country where you have no abiding place; be therefore careful and even fearful lest you should become like the...

1 Peter 1:17

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: Be not presumptuous. Ever remember that, as there is a God who is to judge every man, you are to be judged; and oh, that you might, through his grace, be in such a condition of heart that you shall...

1 Peter 1:17

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: Not in unbelieving fear, but in that holy carefulness which watches against sin of every kind lest in any way you should spoil your holy work for God.

1 Peter 1:18

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

Forasmuch as ye know,.... From the Scriptures of truth, by the testimony of the Spirit, by his work upon the soul, and by the application of the benefits of redemption, such as justification, pardon, adoption, and sanctification; see Job 19:25, that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold. The redemption of a soul, which...

1 Peter 1:18-25

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times...

1 Peter 1:18-21

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times...

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