1 Peter 1:8-9

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:3-12

The Great Privilege and Blessing That Is Theirs As God’s Elect Which Even Angels Desire To Look Into (1 Peter 1:3-12 ). The result of God’s foreknowing of us, and of the sanctifying work of the Spirit is now made clear as Peter expands on the activity of God. He is emphasising that God Himself works on us and within us through ‘sanctification in the Spirit’, and gives praise to God for it. This will then be followed in 1 Peter 1:13-16 with the expansion of ‘unto obedience, and in 17-20 with... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:6-9

This Work Will Go On Amidst Our Present Trials And We Must Therefore Keep Our Eyes On Him (1 Peter 1:6-9 ). But while salvation may in the end be guaranteed for all who are truly His, there is no promise that the way ahead will be easy for the chosen. Many of us will discover at some stage that in this world we are travelling through ‘the valley of shadows’ (Psalms 23:3), for we are human, and we live in a dark and sinful world, and life can be full of trouble. However, we learn here that we... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:8-9

‘Whom not having seen you love; on whom, though now you see him not, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.’ The one thing above all that will sustain us is our love for Christ. Not some soft, sentimental emotion (although there is nothing wrong with that in the right place), but the love that springs from gratitude and appreciation of what He is, and what He has done for us. We love Him (and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:3-12

1 Peter 1:3-2 Kings : . The section contains a deep and rich thanksgiving to God for the certainty of an eternal fellowship with Christ. This no sufferings can mar, nor death itself break. He is the unseen Friend, and since they know Him by the power of faith, they have a richer inheritance than the prophets, and in their joy is a note that is wanting even in the song of angels. 1 Peter 1:7 . revelation: lit. apocalypse. Thus was every manifestation of Christ regarded. He is always present,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:8

Whom; which Christ. Having not seen; with your bodily eyes. Most of these Jews lived out of their own country, and so had not seen Christ in the flesh; and this was the commendation of their love, that they loved him whom they had not seen, though sight doth ordinarily contribute toward the stirring up of affection. Ye see him not; neither as others have done in the days of his flesh, nor as you yourselves hereafter shall in his glory; ye walk by faith, and not by sight, 2 Corinthians 5:7. Ye... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:9

Receiving; either this word is to be taken improperly, and by an enallage, the future being put for the present tense; q.d. Being about to receive; or rather properly, in the present tense, and then it intimates the certainty of the thing spoken of. The end of your faith; i.e. the scope to which faith tends, or the reward of faith. The salvation; either: 1. Salvation more generally taken, which is begun in this life, Ephesians 2:8; Titus 3:5; or rather: 2. Complete final salvation in the other,... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Peter 1:3-12

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES1 Peter 1:3. Blessed be.—A characteristic Jewish recognition of God’s mercy. Compare with 2 Corinthians 1:3; Ephesians 1:3. Abundant.—πολὺ, much. Begotten us.—The choice of the nation is thought of as its first Divine birth; the call into gospel privileges is thought of as a new and second Divine birth (see John 3:5; Titus 3:5; James 1:18). Lively hope.—Living hope. “A life in which hope is the energising principle” (Alford). Macknight’s note is suggestive:... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:8

1 Peter 1:8 Loving the Invisible Christ. The place occupied by any on the ledge of fame and genius is very narrow indeed. Forgetfulness soon grows over us, and we are less than shadows after the sun has passed. "I am clean forgotten," says Swift, "as a dead man, out of mind and out of loving hearts." Contrast this with the influence of the unseen Christ. "By His death," Paul says, "we see the resurrection and ascension." Not only is our Lord Jesus Christ known to countless millions, but He is... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:8-9

1 Peter 1:8-9 Salvation: its Subjective Elements. I. Faith. (1) Faith is the first Christian grace; (2) faith is a personal trust in a personal Saviour; (3) faith is trust in an invisible Saviour. II. Love. (1) Love is one essential element of the Christian religion; (2) Christ claims and gets our supreme love; (3) these strangers of the dispersion evinced their love to the Saviour by suffering themselves to be despoiled of all their possessions rather than deny Him. III. Joy. This joy defies... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Peter 1:8-9

DISCOURSE: 2382THE CHRISTIAN’S HAPPINESS1 Peter 1:8-9. Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.THE world often wonder that Christians do not conform to the vices of the age [Note: 1 Peter 4:4.]: and are yet more surprised, that any should be willing to suffer for the sake of their religion. But every Christian is actuated by a principle... read more

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