This is not the sanctification of the Spirit. The meaning of psuche is also contingent upon whether one is a dichotomist or trichotomist. Instead of terrifying yourselves with the fear of men, be sure to sanctify the Lord God in your Well, basically and fundamentally,sinisself-centeredness, that's all. What they were here directed to was to "feed the flock of God." These were insisted on in the Old Testament, particularly in the psalms and the prophets. This, again, is somewhat peculiarly put in our version. That's always a better thing. It is sometimes the will of God that good people should suffer for well-doing, for their honesty and for their faith. It is a sad condition which that person is in upon whom sin and That is an inner torment the like of which there is no equal. 1 Peter 2:21, 22,23, 24; 4:1; Isa 53:4, 5, 6; Ro 5:6, 7, 8; 8:3; 2Cor 5:21; Gal 1:4; 3:13; Titus 2:14; Heb 9:26,28, Zechariah 9:9; Mt 27:19,24; Acts 3:14; 22:14; Js 5:6; 1 John 1:9, 1 Peter 4:1; Da 9:26; Ro 4:25; 2 Cor 1:24; 13:4; Col 1:21,22, 1 Peter 1:11,12; 4:6; Neh 9:30; Rev 19:10, Ge 7:1-7,13,23; 8:1,18; Mt 7:14; Lk 12:32; 13:24,25; 2Pe 2:5, Ge 7:17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23; 2Cor 2:15,16; Eph 5:26, Ro 5:14; 1Co 4:6; Heb 9:24; Heb 11:19) (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; Ro6:3, 4, 5, 6; 1Co12:13; Gal 3:27; Ep 5:26; Col 2:12; Titus 3:5, 6, 7, Acts 8:37; Ro 10:9,10; 2Cor 1:12; 1Ti 6:12, Mk 16:19; Acts 1:11; 2:34, 35, 36; 3:21; Heb 6:20; 8:1; 9:24. "Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations." Did they boast about their law, the apostle can say that Christianity the present blessed revelation of grace in Christ was in God's mind before the foundation of the world. The object of sacrifice is to restore that lost relationship. Hence learn, 1. 1. I do not believe in these glory-men, or resurrection-men either, without the blood of Jesus; but, on the other hand, as little are we in scripture limited to that most wonderful of all foundations redemption through Christ Jesus our Lord. of disobedient sinners, as soon as they are out of their bodies, are committed to the prison of hell, whence there is no redemption. You want to have a good life, you want to see good days, these are --these are the rules: Just "keep your tongue, refrain it from evil, speaking evil, and your lips from speaking deceitfully. Clearly nothing less than acceptance in righteousness before God; and this is precisely the position that baptism does set forth. But this poor young kid didn't know what happened, you know. Nor do I believe that this day is far off. What does the Bible mean by longsuffering? But and if ye suffer for righteousness sake - Implying that though, in general, a holy character would constitute safety, yet that there was a possibility that they might suffer persecution. They were redeemed then with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. The phrase made alive in the spirit refers to the life of Jesus' spirit--not to the Holy Spirit. masters in Asia Minor, as is plain from Shall we turn now to First Peter chapter three as Peter addresses He does not tell her to insist that there is no difference between slave and freeman, Gentile and Jew, male and female, but that all are the same in the presence of the Christ whom she has come to know. In support of this meaning, note that there are thirty such occurrences in the New Testament, with only two, as noted above, referring to spirits of men. The elders are told to feed or shepherd the flock of God which was among them, exercising the oversight, not by necessity, but willingly; not for base gain, but readily, etc. 1 in the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, 2 as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. They too, those who had been before them, had been put to the proof in this way. Indeed, this latter clause differs much from the judgment of our flesh; but Christ has not without reason thus declared; nor has Peter without reason repeated the sentence from his mouth; for God will at length come as a deliverer, and then openly will appear what now seems incredible, that is, that the miseries of the godly have been blessed when endured with patience. 1 Peter 3:13-22 Commentary. Acts Jesus said, "Blessed are ye," and the word "blessed" is happy; "when men persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. For, in the nature of things, he may lose these things at any moment. As Bigg puts it: "The sighs of the injured wife come between the husband's prayers and God's hearing." The waters however did bear up the Ark of safety, even as the same waters destroyed the world. What a place for the Christian! Such was the ordering of matters under God's hand for both. It is granted that, even in connection with spiritual gift in the way of speaking, there is such a thing as the natural ability of the person taken into account; but this is not the gift, though it be the suited vehicle for it. But there is that which never fails, "the power of God through faith," by which the believer is kept to the end. Whenever the word "spirits" is used in the plural and not clearly indicated otherwise (as in Heb 12:23 and 1Co 14:32), it always refers to supernatural beings, or angels. It fits Peters theme of linking his suffering readers with the Savior who suffered on their behalf (1 Peter 3:14, 17; 4:1). Put to death (2289) (thanatoo) means to kill or cause to be put to death and leaves no doubt that on the Cross Jesus physical life ceased. And you can get a horrible cycle going here as it works against the marriage to destroy it. According to Christian light nothing will do but ability to stand before the glory of God. Faber. So guilty man cannot but quake, still by scepticism he may reason himself out of his fears, or he can find a religion that soothes and destroys his conscience. Understanding and considerateness had forged an unbreakable bond. Even more difficult for this view is the fact that Scripture elsewhere indicates that there is no opportunity for repentance after death (Luke 16:26; Heb 10:2627). Most commentators acknowledge that these are some of the most difficult verses in the New Testament to interpret. Treasure Jesus More Than Safety 1 Peter 3:14-15. Be not afraid of their terror He again points out the fountain and cause of impatience, that we are beyond due measure troubled, when the ungodly rise up against us. And so he talked about, first of all, the servants submitting themselves unto their own masters, Christ leaving us an example. was a possibility that they might suffer persecution. In that chapter we have Israel agreeing to do whatever the law demanded, and thereupon the blood of certain victims is taken and sprinkled on the people, as well as on the book that bound them. We share together equally in the things of the Lord. His ears are open to their prayers; so that if any injuries be offered to them they have this remedy, they may complain of it to their heavenly Father, whose ears are always attentive to the prayers of his servants in their distresses, and who will certainly aid them against their unrighteous enemies. Since suffered is a favorite word of Peters and since he doesnt use the verb to die anywhere else (compare, put to death, 1 Peter 3:18), I lean toward suffered as the original. All the true servants of God shall infallibly inherit a blessing; they have it already in a great degree, but the full possession of it is reserved to Patience (3115)(makrothumia from makros = long, distant, far off, large + thumos = temper, passion, emotion or thumoomai = to be furious or burn with intense anger) is literally long-temper (as opposed to "short tempered), a long holding out of the mind before it gives room to action or passion. The promises of this life extend only so The judgment due to sin and sinners was meanwhile delayed. There speaks the prophetic voice to our modern condition. First, God delayed the day of judgment long enough for an ark to be prepared. Summary: Only those who were in the Ark were saved. The demands of the law were satisfied. Some believe that Christ went to Hades in His spirit while His body was in the grave to announce His victory to human beings or to fallen angels. And again, it is interesting to me because it shows us Peter's good working knowledge of the Scriptures. For there is in every true baptism the virtue of Christ's rising from the dead. Does it refer to Christ preaching to fallen angels? (iii) The whole idea and effectiveness of baptism is dependent on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. You are a cat on a chain. Persons ought not to speak unless they have a certainty that what they wish to say is not only true (this is not what is said) but the actual will of God nor the occasion. whereas real service of the saints is as precious in its place as any speaking can be. We are told and meant to know, that as He called us by His grace, so we should call on Him as Father. But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up." [4.] But this was never the case with Jesus. 1 Peter 3 - Submission and Suffering A. Submission in the home. They should also try to avoid all forms of wrongdoing. Besides that, not only is there holiness in drawing near to God, but royal dignity stamped upon the believer. towards God. calling, as it invests him with glorious privileges, so it obliges him to difficult duties. "Your enemies are God's enemies, his face is against them, his power is above them, they are the objects of his curse, and can do nothing to you but by his permission; therefore trouble not yourselves about them." Peter further identifies the demons to whom Christ preached His triumphant sermon as those who once were disobedient. So don't lose hope. [2.] It says that Jesus went and preached to the spirits who are in prison ( 1 Peter 3:19); and it speaks of the gospel being preached to the dead ( 1 Peter 4:6). These verses encourage Christians to stand for righteousness and try to influence their contemporaries for the gospel in spite of the suffering that may come to them. In any presentation of the Christian case and in any argument for the Christian faith, the accent should be the accent of love. (See notes Hebrews 4:15; 16). It is beyond cavil that the many perished then, and still fewer were saved than the Christian Jews at that time. puts "if ye be zealous of that which is good." So how we live is extremely important, just as important as what we say. In the Roman moral code all the obligation was on the wife and all the privilege with the husband. very often sensual and excessive; for instance, when it is immoderate, and above your degree and station in the world, when you are proud of it and puffed up with it, when you dress with design to allure and tempt others, when your apparel is too Mt 10:28; Rom 8:35-39). (See full message Triumph of Christ's Suffering -2). precious in the sight of God. (i) Right in the forefront he sets Christian unity. If it speaks of the duties of slaves, it speaks also of the obligations of masters. Though the patience of God wait long upon sinners, yet it will expire at last; it is beneath the majesty of the great God always to wait upon man in vain. . 3:13-14 Peter begins to unfold to his readers a proper perspective on suffering. Christ preached to the spirits of dead people, kept in the abode of the dead until the last judgment. And I was greeting couple of young men first time they were here, and they were telling me how much they enjoyed the service. 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, In the New Testament the corresponding noun prosagoge ( G4318) is three times used. Learn, 1. We were made by God to be vessels to convey his outgoing love, to reach out with it to everyone around us. That ethic is what may be called a reciprocal ethic. (Acts 5:40, 41). God puts us to the proof; and, undoubtedly, if there be unbelief working, we must eat the bitter fruit of our own ways. 2. In other words, Peter is not preaching something he didn't practice, but he did this very same thing himself. And more people are brought to Christ by the observing of the Christian life as you live it, than are converted through just someone laying the four spiritual laws on them.We were talking with a missionary who is in the Philippines and has a ministry basically to the Moslems. Let it then be well borne in mind, that God holds fast that which He has laid down for all that are His as to the moral government of God. (but see example from Hebrews 9:24-note). A very important development follows in the next verses. That He might be able to wash and cleanse you from your sin in order that you might have the purposes of God accomplished in your life as you fellowship with God. Compare IV. So Peter here is urging these persecuted Christians to make public confession of their faith through baptism. Think of the power that brought it into existence. And here I'm supposed to be a minister telling people how to have peace, and I'm all upset because of this stupid move of his. But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. God is pleased to convey his blessings to us in and by his ordinances, The more seriously we take the New Testament, the more urgent and painful becomes our sense of the sinfulness of the divisions, and the more earnest our prayers and strivings after the peace and unity of the Church on earth. The cruelty which is hardest to bear is often not deliberate but the product of sheer thoughtlessness. "For for this cause was the gospel preached to the dead also, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit." SUFFERING FOR RIGHT AND WRONG REASONS (1.) And so it can convey the meaning of the opposite, as the flesh is opposite the spirit, but it is not strictly speaking used that way in the NT. The hate of evil men may Er lebt und agiert heute in einer hochkomplexen Lebens- und Arbeitswelt. They had now an offer of mercy; those that accepted of it should be saved, but those who rejected Christ and the gospel should be as certainly destroyed His point is that no one will ultimately or finally harm Christians, even if they suffer now, for God will reward them (cf. It was ever right that love should go out towards others, whether in general kindness towards all mankind, or in special affections towards the family of God. There is in this passage the solution of one of the most haunting questions raised by the Christian faith--what is to happen to those who lived before Jesus Christ and to those to whom the gospel never came? We are sanctified through the offering of the body of Christ once and for all ( Hebrews 10:10). At one point, I believed that the glorious ones were the apostles and the Body of Moses was talking about his physical body. Habakkuk "If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth." and domestic relations, are now succeeded by a train of exhortatio 1 Peter 3:14. The subjection of wives to their husbands is a duty which has been practised universally by holy women in all ages. I belong there, not Him!" He is speaking about the people that heard Noah, and despised the word of the Lord then. (iii) His defence must be given with reverence. Indeed, they will be blessed by God in their sufferings (cf. But on one thing we can agree--through what happened there we may enter into a new relationship with God. He never sinned, but he died for sinners that he might bring us safely home to God. As was natural for him, Peter sums the matter up by quoting Psalms 34:1-22, with its picture of the man whom God receives and the man whom God rejects. "[19] The undeniable meaning of "Christ also suffered for sins once" (1Peter 3:18) confirms this understanding of "suffer" here. In verse 19, Peter reminds the readers that, in the spirit, Jesus had gone to preach to the people in Noah's day, whose spirits are now in prison awaiting judgment. 1 Peter 3:14 Flesh (4561) (sarx) refers to Jesus' physical body, His "flesh and blood" body. I can't believe that; you're saved by believing in Jesus Christ. Obj. He was a soft touch. Let us beware that we rest not upon outward forms. As we look at the judge's compassion, we catch at least a glimpse of God's measureless grace. Accordingly he is exceedingly annoyed because one of the most spiritual of his congregation goes away, though it may be to follow God's word more faithfully; and no doubt there is a great deal of pain and feeling on the part of the member of the congregation who is leaving his minister. No such words are used, nor is this what he means. "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul." Only Christ is just or righteous. It follows that one cannot simply select of the three main meanings of psuche and insert it in a given passage for it may not be appropriate to the given context. notes. The question is not how far it is made good in the heart of the believer; for it really and equally embraces all believers. The rest of the chapter consists of exhortations to the younger ones, and finally to all, with a prayer that "the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered a while, himself shall make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. Seated in the front row, listening intently to all the missionary had to say, was the chief of the tribe. It has been the history of the race ever since. 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