Tuesday, 15 October 2019

…as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 1 Peter 2:2

Peter now turns from the negatives (laying aside) from the previous verse, and to a positive. In laying aside that which is unworthy of the life of believers, he shows what should be the greatest desire and yearning for them.… Read the rest

Monday, 14 October 2019

Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 1 Peter 2:1

Beginning in Chapter 2, Peter writes “therefore.” It is right to remember that when you see the word “therefore,” you should stop and see what it is there for. In other words, we should go back and review what has been previously said.… Read the rest

Sunday, 13 October 2019

But the word of the Lord endures forever.”
Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. 1 Peter 1:25

Peter finishes the quote from Isaiah 40 here. In the Hebrew of Isaiah, it says, “But the word of our God stands forever.” Here, Peter makes two changes in thought.… Read the rest

Saturday, 12 October 2019

…because
“All flesh is as grass,
And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away… 1 Peter 1:24

Peter now begins a comparison between the “corruptible seed” and that which is “incorruptible” which he spoke of in the preceding verse.… Read the rest

Friday, 11 October 2019

…having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, 1 Peter 1:23

In the previous verse, Peter spoke of the state of the believer in Christ – he is purified in soul. He now describes how that came about by saying, “having been born again.” More correctly, it says, “having been begotten again.” It is the same word used in verse 1:3, and this is its second and final use in Scripture.… Read the rest