I am your Father, and therefore you ought to imitate and obey me: or, I that have severed you from other people, that you should be mine, Leviticus 20:26, to which place particularly this seems to refer. read more
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES1 Peter 1:13. Be sober.—The word suggests a sobriety of the Nazarite type. To the end.—Margin, perfectly; hope with a hope that lacks nothing of completeness.1 Peter 1:14. Obedient children.—Lit. “children of obedience.” Read “lusts which were formerly yours in the time of your ignorance”—before the first revelation of Christ was made to you. It is implied that the ignorance is the mother of the lusts. The words are quite as applicable to unregenerate Jews as to... read more
1 Peter 1:16 I. We must not think we have exhausted the subject of righteousness when we have merely taught men the more obvious of the elementary lessons: to maintain an external respectability of conduct and to have a general preference for truth and justice. Christ came to supply a remedy that reaches deeper than this. The term "righteousness" implies that we must endeavour to maintain a more equitable balance than we often witness among the varied rights and interests which contribute to... read more
DISCOURSE: 2386NECESSITY OF HOLINESS1 Peter 1:15-16. 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.IT is thought by many, that the Gospel is unfriendly to morality: and it must be confessed, that, when stated in all its freeness and in all its richness, it bears that aspect: for it proclaims a free and full salvation to men; and that solely by faith. It declares, that if men rely on their works, in any measure,... read more
Tonight let's turn to First Peter chapter one. Of the many disciples that were following Jesus, He chose twelve to be apostles. One of the twelve that was chosen as an apostle was Simon Peter. Simon Peter was by profession a fisherman. He was called by the Lord from fishing for those Saint Peter's fish in the Sea of Galilee to become a fisher of men, and was a very impulsive person by nature, according to tradition, a very big man physically. He became one of the leaders in the church. And now... read more
1 Peter 1:1 . Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ. These are his credentials from him who is Prince of the kings of the earth. To the strangers scattered abroad, of whose tragic dispersion we have spoken on Acts 8:1-5. They travelled everywhere preaching Christ, and every family became the germ of a christian church. Throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. These rich provinces comprised, or nearly so, the seven churches of Asia. Bithynia was on the southern shore of the... read more
1 Peter 1:13-16Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind.Tighten the belt“Wherefore,” for this reason, that your salvation was so great an object of interest to prophets and to angels, it becomes you to maintain your faith, your courage, and expectation to the end. “Wherefore, girding up the loins of your mind.” The allusion is to the long loose garments worn by the Asiatics.I. The meaning then, is, be thoroughly courageous, genuine, sincere. Make your life compact by the girdle of truth. Avoid... read more
15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Ver. 15. In all manner of conversation ] Our very civilities must savour of sanctity, and our common conversation relish of religion. St Paul’s civil conversation, πολιτευμα , was in heaven, Philippians 3:20 . Holiness must be written upon our bridles when we war; upon our cups when we drink,Zechariah 14:20-21; Zechariah 14:20-21 . It is said of a certain Scotch divine, that he did even eat, and drink,... read more
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. Ver. 16. Be ye holy ] i.e. Separate from sin, and dedicated to God, in conformity to whom stands our happiness. See Trapp on " Mat 5:48 " read more
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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:15
But as he which hath called you; God the Father, to whom, as the First Cause, our calling is frequently ascribed, Romans 9:11,Romans 9:24; 1 Corinthians 7:15; Galatians 1:6,Galatians 1:15. It may be rendered: According to the Holy One that hath called you, i.e. according to his example; you are children, and should therefore imitate your Father, Ephesians 5:1. Called you; viz. effectually, to the knowledge and faith of Christ. Is holy; so God is often styled by Isaiah and other penmen of the... read more