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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: “He is an honour,-he is your honour, your glory, your boast.” It is an honourable thing to be a believer in a Lord so glorious as he is, in a gospel so reasonable as his gospel is, in promises so certain of fulfillment as his promises are, in an atonement so effectual as his atonement is, and in a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. This is the distinguishing mark between God’s chosen people and the rest of mankind....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, Here Peter quotes from Psalms 118. What reverence these inspired men had for the inspired Book! The Spirit of God could have spoken fresh words if he had pleased, but, as if he meant...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: He is preciousness, he is an honour, he is everything that is glorious to you. You can never think highly enough of him, or speak well enough concerning him. All the world beside may disallow him, but unto you he is precious.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient whereunto also they were appointed. The ungodly reject him, and regard him as of no account; but God has made him “the head...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence,.... The apostle alludes to Isaiah 8:14 and which is a prophecy of the Messiah; [See comments on Romans 9:33] and had its accomplishment in the unbelieving and disobedient Jews; who stumbled at his birth and parentage; at the manner of his birth, being born of a virgin; at the meanness of his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. These are terrible words, but they are true. I cannot fully explain them. As Archbishop Leighton says, “It is easier to get into a depth over this awful truth than it is to get out again.” O God; grant...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But ye are a chosen generation,.... Or "kindred"; the phrase is to be seen in the Septuagint, on Isaiah 43:20, to which, and the following verse, the apostle refers here, and in another part of this text. The allusion is throughout to the people of Israel in general, who, in an external way, were all that is here said; but was only true in a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But ye are a chosen generation,- Hear this, ye believers, drink in this precious truth. See God’s election, making you to be a people born of the Holy Ghost: “a chosen generation,”- 1Pe_2:9. A royal priesthood,- This is a wonderful combination, kings and priests at the same time; all honours meet on you through divine grace: “a royal priesthood,”-...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: which in time past were not a people, Who were you, and what were your ancestors when the apostle wrote these words? Our forefathers were, in Peter’s day,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: Oh, the dignity which Christ has put upon the meanest believer! What a high office, and, consequently, what a solemn responsibility is ours!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; These are wonderful epithets that are here heaped upon believers. May we have the grace to be able to appropriate them, and to expound them in our lives! 1Pe_2:9. That ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But ye are a chosen generation,- There is the contrast between the disobedient and all true believers. “Ye” have the chosen Saviour to be the chief corner-stone, upon whom “ye” who are living stones are to be built up into “a spiritual house,” which is to be the abiding place of the Most High God. 1Pe_2:9. A royal priesthood,- “Ye” are to be like...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. How good it is to look back...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Which in time were not a people,.... A "Loammi" being put upon them; see Hosea 1:9 to which the apostle here refers: God's elect, whether among Jews or Gentiles, were, from eternity, his chosen people, and his covenant people; and, as such, were given to Christ, and they became his people, and his care and charge; and he saved them by his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God:- In time long past, who ever heard of the Britons, or of the Anglo-Saxons? We were not a people, but we “are now the people of God”:- 1Pe_2:10. Which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. We may well leap for joy, we who once had not obtained mercy. We sinned...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Dearly beloved, I beseech you us strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;- If you are priests,-as you are if you are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ,-take care that you are clean before God. Let no impurity stain your...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Look back to what you were before your conversion. Whenever you are tempted to be proud of your present standing, remember the horrible pit and the miry clay out of which sovereign grace alone has plucked you. When you...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. What a great change conversion is! And how great a change conversion Works! How wonderful is the effect of regeneration! We had not obtained mercy, but now we have obtained mercy; we were not a people, but now we are the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. How the apostle delights to set forth these contrasts between the past and the present of the Lord’s chosen people! By remembering what we were, we are made to appreciate and enjoy more what we now are. We may well praise...