Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular, Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular, Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. The hour of temptation is near. Some advocates of this view say this took place in hell between His crucifixion and His resurrection. and continuing so, a flood was brought upon them which destroyed When he was suffered for righteousness' sake, he rejoiced, "Happy are you." He said they are in prison (cf. In the word of God, then, we find that the accomplishment of the prophecy supposes an earthly place, with visible power and glory given to the Jewish people. It never places all the responsibility on one side. I don't think that this is a prohibition as some have interpreted it to be of wearing gold apparel or things of this nature. A second group believes Jesus preached to Noahs sinful generation while Noah was living on the earth. This it is that baptism sets forth; and what of course as a sign it brings one into. besides, the text says not one word of the delivering of these That is to say, any argument in which the Christian is involved must be carried on in a tone which God can hear with joy. There are three great conceptions in this passage. II. Hence it is evident that, as long as the times of the Gentiles proceed, the Jews cannot regain their ancient title, nor become the real owners of Emmanuel's land. But then they are "his congregation;" they think so, and the godly man really believes it. You wives who have unbelieving husbands, you're more apt to convert them by your lifestyle than you are by putting tracts in their peanut butter sandwiches. In the Temple the layman might come so far; he could pass through the Court of the Gentiles, the Court of the Women, the Court of the Israelites--but there he must stop. There speaks the prophetic voice to our modern condition. (1) The spirits are understood as being now in prison, in consequence of having rejected His preaching to them while they were still on earth. 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. In giving two rules, He keeps it simple so that it's almost impossible to say, Well, I forgot the rule. What a place for the Christian! Hence there is no reason to fear that it will not flow to us. For it is hardly necessary to say to any intelligent believer, that whatever may be the new privileges, and consequently fresh duties which flow from them, there are certain unchangeable moral principles to which God holds throughout all time. This alone restores the balance; and thus we are taken out of all conceit of our own stability. "All power," He said, "is given to me in heaven and in earth." In this passage we can see how Peter was soaked in the Old Testament; there are two Old Testament foundations for it. Scripture 1 Peter 3 Sort Bible Verse. ! (4) This interpretation accords with the design of the apostle in inculcating the duty of patience and forbearance in trials; in encouraging those whom he addressed to be patient in their persecutions. fulakh) , "in a watch", as they think the phrase may be This is not the. They were those who were sometimes disobedient, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah. No others are specified; and if it should be maintained that this means that he went down to hell (Hades), or to Sheol, and preached to those who are confined there, it could be inferred from this passage only that he preached to that portion of the lost spirits confined there which belonged to the particular generation in which Noah lived. Whose adorning [or beauty] let it not be the outward the fancy hairstyles, the wearing of gold, or the putting on of fancy clothes ( 1 Peter 3:2-3 ); I could get in big trouble at this point. With Jesus victory over death, their condemnation was sealed. In this passage Peter has three great things to say about baptism. The meaning in that sense I take to be this: that the people formally pledged themselves to legal obedience, and bound themselves in this solemn manner to obey. the covenants of promise, and destitute of the hope of salvation, Submit yourself to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to king as supreme; governors, unto them sent toward the punishment of evildoers, so is the will of God, that in well doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men ( 1 Peter 2:13-15 ): So the idea of submitting to one another in love. As time went on, there emerged the idea of stages and divisions in this shadowland. They were ever a rebellious people, as we know; and the Christian Jews were in danger of using their Christianity in order to justify insubjection. Praise to God for a Living Hope 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! How important to be courteous. There are many people who state their beliefs with a kind of arrogant belligerence. Being sanctified of the Spirit, we are called to obey as Christ obeyed. He says that after his resurrection Jesus went into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to him ( 1 Peter 3:22). (iv) Unless a man fulfils these obligations, there is a barrier between his prayers and God. We do honour to the world and shame to this our place by seeking its favours. to save by translating into etc. There's an Old Swedish proverb, Good looks don't last, good cookers do. The saints were chosen "according to the foreknowledge of God the Father;" for it was no question now of a Governor having a nation in whom He might display His wisdom, power, and righteous ways. The previous verse ended the narrative concerning Peter and it continued that of Herod. If it speaks of the duty of children, it speaks also of the obligations of parents (compare Ephesians 6:1-9; Colossians 3:20-25; Colossians 4:1). What a vast change must have passed over Christendom, seeing that now a man is chiefly thought a minister because he speaks! That is, "the eighth --eight souls saved by water," "The like figure", whereunto even baptism doth also now save us ( 1 Peter 3:21 ). represents them as in a prison, so applicable to souls in a state Proved unbelief will be certainly to the praise of none, but where feeble faltering faith has been put in evidence by the trial, while surely forgiven in the grace of God, nevertheless the failure cannot but be judged as such. Finally [addressing now both], be of one mind, having compassion for one another, love as brethren, be pitiful ( 1 Peter 3:8 ). Scripture: 1 Peter 3:9. The rest will die. Here are David's comments on verse 19, lightly adapted for readability: A number of alternative interpretations have been given. This at once gives us a true and vivid picture of what Christianity is, of signal importance for the Jews to weigh, because they always looked forward for a visible Messiah, the royal Son of David the object, no doubt, of all reverence, homage, and loyalty for all Israel. Couple of Sundays ago, she was throwing clay pots out on the patio railing. Now there need be no hesitation in declaring that the phrase does not mean God's heritage at all, but another idea wholly different. There is everything, as we have seen, to give not only faith and hope their full place, but also love. 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). The word Peter uses for pledge is eperotema ( G1906) . Here Peter has certain things to say about this Christian defence. Marriage is a give-and-take proposition and it is an understanding.Now of course with Peter, interestingly enough, has quite a bit to say to the wife. Sanctification of the Spirit is altogether distinct from that gift. Take, for instance, the duty of obedience; the value of a gracious, peaceful walk here below; the degree of confidence in God. No ability constitutes a gift; but the spiritual gift does not supersede natural ability, which becomes the channel of the gift, as the gift is given and works in accordance with that ability. That's always a better thing. sometimes signify a watch, yet more commonly a prison, and which ", 1 Peter 2:1-25. According to this none ought ever to speak unless he has a thorough conviction that he is giving out God's mind and message, as suited for that time and those souls. They are now "spirits" since they died long ago and their bodies have not yet experienced resurrection. Under Jewish law a woman was a thing; she was owned by her husband in exactly the same way as he owned his sheep and his goats: on no account could she leave him, although he could dismiss her at any moment. This morning, she came as I was greeting people at the end of the second service. 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. There were as many ways of dressing the hair as there were bees in Hybca. He'll be gone and then I won't have anything. Thirdly, it seems very strange, that Peter, speaking of the apostles, should immediately, as though forgetting himself, go back to the time of Noah. And it becomes a beautiful symbol.But if it has not happened in my heart, it cannot happen by the ritual. They "prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: searching), what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories after these." Consequently that nation as a display of His government was a thing of the past. He is and can be put to death by his family members if he leaves the Islam faith and becomes a Christian. There was the best and weightiest reason for this, because the nature thus produced in them is this holy nature that comes by grace from God Himself. Even the kingdom on earth does not suffice. But if you suffer for well doing, then that is a better thing. There we have not merely the blessed Saviour who in unspeakable love comes down and attracts the heart, and searches the conscience, but He settles all for us with God by redemption. That government may differ in character and depth; there may be at a fitting moment a far closer dealing with souls (as undoubtedly this is the case since redemption). The next verse makes it certain that it was during the generation of Noah, a time when the "spirits" here mentioned were not "spirits" merely, but "souls"; therefore, "spirits in prison" is a reference to their status at the time Peter wrote. The very first sentence is a reminiscence of Isaiah 50:9: "Behold, the Lord God helps me; who will declare me guilty?" If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious; to whom coming as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God and precious, ye also as lively stones are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." saved; whereas the apostle calls them all, "the world of the Antistius Vetus divorced his wife because he saw her secretly speaking to a freed woman in public. He was always moved by the needs of people. Hence, if any received the gospel, they were delivered from judgment, and lived according to God in the Spirit. They were prepared to take their lives in their hands, to sacrifice ease and comfort, home and loved ones, in their passionate love for their country. (i) He must be understanding. The basis of the whole matter is in the words of Jesus who prayed for his people that they might all be one, as he and his Father were one ( John 17:21-23). a great many perished. how often and readily the. To my mind, nothing is more wonderful in our blessed Lord here below than this devotedness to His Father, not merely now and again, but as the one motive that animated Him from the beginning to the end of His course here below. They were held captive. Christ died once and for all for sins. but it would In Christ Jesus the dividing walls are down, and Jew and Greek are united into one ( Ephesians 2:13-14). This, again, is somewhat peculiarly put in our version. (b) If Christ descended into Hades, it means that his triumph is universal. A man under the law never fulfils the law: the man who is under grace is the one that does, and the only one; for the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in those "who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." It is beyond cavil that the many perished then, and still fewer were saved than the Christian Jews at that time. The root of all is that people are occupied about themselves first, instead of leaning on the Lord. It is when we are at one with each other that we are at one with him. Here is a tremendous thought. That very system of reason that makes so much of the will of man, and is not a little proud of it, would deprive God Himself of a will, and under penalty of man's accusation of injustice forbids its exercise according to His own pleasure. Paul will tell you so, even after he shows that the Christian is dead to the law; and then a term is used to show that he does not at all mean that the righteousness of the law is not fulfilled in us, but that it is. It was the sign of a good woman that she must see as little, hear as little and ask as little as possible. Unto Christ's obedience and the sprinkling of His blood; for "Jesus Christ" belongs to both these clauses. At the same time the general principles of God are in nowise enfeebled by Christianity, but rather strengthened and cleared immensely. 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