as quoted above. Commentary on 1 Peter 2:11,12 (Read 1 Peter 2:11,12) Even the best of men, the chosen generation, the people of God, need to be exhorted to keep from the worst sins. But the sacrifices of the new hierarchy are “spiritual, ”—i.e., not material, not sacrifices of bulls and goats and lambs. Coming to Jesus through His word. (See Hebrews 5:1, and 1John 3:16.) Be ye also as living stones built up. Most commonly, we think of a building people live in. (1 Peter … (See Isaiah 66:21.) A spiritual house; in distinction from the material one, relating to those scriptures where the tabernacle or temple is called God’s house, Exodus 23:19 34:26 Deuteronomy 23:18. Amen." If Christians are the spiritual house and the holy priesthood which make all necessity for a separate temple and a limited priesthood vanish, they must serve in priestly fashion Him whose house they make. John Piper May 29, 2015 1.2K Shares God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him Learn more about Desiring God Desiring God. 1 Peter 2:9. (Compare how Paul uses a similar illustration of us being different members of the body - 1 Corinthians 12). But the Apostle adds, through Jesus Christ There is never found in our sacrifices such purity, that they are of themselves acceptable to God; our self-denial is never entire and complete, our prayers are never so sincere as they ought to be, we are never so zealous and so diligent in doing good, but that our works are imperfect, and mingled with many vices. It seems as though Peter must have had in mind the conception embodied in Christ's commission to him, of a building erected upon a rock. Watch our overview video on 1 Peter, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. 2 Peter 1:5-11. First of all, is the sacrifice of ourselves and our entire existence; then follow our thoughts, words, actions, with the specific acts of thanksgiving, praise, prayer, mercy, and beneficence, for the Lord’s sake. Jesus is represented as a living stone for a foundation, and hence it is appropriate to consider the parts of the building upon it as lively stones also. An holy priesthood. This follows from the fact that the Incarnate Son is described as a part of the Temple. Acceptable to God by Jesus Christ: by, and through whom alone, as the persons, so the performances, of believers (though in themselves imperfect) are pleasing to God, Christ presenting them to his Father by his intercession, and covering their defects by his own most perfect righteousness, Some refer this clause, by Jesus Christ, to the foregoing verb, to offer up; and then the words run thus, to offer up spiritual sacrifices by Jesus Christ, acceptable to God; but the former seems most proper, and includes this latter: we are therefore to offer up spiritual sacrifices to God by Christ, because they are acceptable only by him, Hebrews 13:21, compared with Hebrews 13:15,16. и сами, как живые камни Христиане настолько отождествляют и объединяют себя со Христом, что жизнь Христа существует и в них (ср. All history is the process of building up a “spiritual palace” out of a regenerate humanity, in order that, in the end, the Father Himself may occupy it. Iliad. They are God’s temple that they may be God’s priests, set apart and purified, for the purpose of offering up. unto (or, with a view to) a holy priesthood. As He required the best among the animals offered to Him in the O.T. 1 Peter 2:15. for so is the will of God, i.e the will of God is to the following effect (cf. You also....a holy (2) priesthood; and, as he saith again, (ver. * Peter had been a fisherman before being called to be an apostle; but Jesus called Peter, along with his brother Andrew and his partners James and John, to become “fishers of men” – Luke 5:1-11; Matthew 4:18-22. and Heb. 1 Peter 2:5 Context. Of all the ecclesial images employed in Peter’s letter to the exiled converts of Asia Minor, the root metaphor that best describes the Christian community is the “spiritual house” (oikos pneumatikos) or “household of God” (2:5). For though every one of us is said to be the temple of God, yet all are united together in one, and must be joined together by mutual love, so that one temple may be made of us all. I once had someone come into my office once and say, tongue in cheek, “You mean you work more than just Sunday?” We laughed about it, but unfortunately that is the perception that a lot of people do have of a pastor. than . This clause may be attached to the verb, so that the sense will be=to offer up through Jesus Christ acceptable sacrifices to God. While every Christian has an individual purpose, we also have a corporate purpose that we cannot fulfill unless we take our place in the community of Christians that is the church. But the promises of our text are completely reliable. 2 Peter 1:5. . Most often advertising promises far more than it delivers. III. ‘for a holy priesthood’-This is what God had desired for Israel (Exodus 19:6). There are ministers, elders, pastors, evangelists in the church; but there is no one who is a priest, except in the general sense that all are priests - because the great sacrifice has been offered, and there is no expiation now to be made. 13:16); 5) направление людей ко Христу (Рим. a … The meaning … (See 1Corinthians 15:28.) The Greek word is the same as that used in the previous verse, and rendered living. Amongba on February 7, 2018 at 1… The evidence of the best authorities makes it necessary to insert the preposition ‘unto,’ which at first sight creates an awkward connection. WEURGU YARAM CI GAMBIA. 1 Peter 2:23, When reviled, he Isaiah 53:7, He opened not his reviled not again. They also include our good works which bring glory to our Father in Heaven (Matthew 5:16; Hebrews 13:16), our sharing together in living fellowship (Hebrews 13:16) and our gifts made from a true heart to His servants (Philippians 4:18). The imperative, too, may be of the middle form = build yourselves up (Luther, Steiger, Plumptre), or better, of the passive form = be ye built up, as the E. V. gives in the margin, here following Wycliffe’s ‘be ye above bilded,’ and the ‘be ye also yourselves superedified’ of the Rheims. But in a Protestant church it is neither consistent nor right to give the name "priest" to a minister of religion. Introduction. Imperfect as are our services, we are not with unbelieving timidity, which is close akin to refined self-righteousness, to doubt their acceptance THROUGH Christ. But, as Salmond remarks, "In Paul we have even bolder instances of apparent confusion of metaphors, as when, in one breath, he represents believers as at once walking, rooted, and built up in Christ (Colossians 2:6, Colossians 2:7). 9 For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having … • “Priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices” (1 Peter 2:5) • “Strangers”—keep themselves unspotted from the world (1 Peter 2:11) ... 1 Peter 2:5 Commentary; 1 Peter 2:6 Commentary; 1 Peter 2:7 Commentary; 1 Peter 2:8 Commentary; 1 Peter 2:9 Commentary; 1 Peter 2:10 Commentary; 1 Peter 2:11 Commentary; 1 Peter 2:12 Commentary ; 1 Peter 2:13 Commentary; 1 Peter 2:14 Commentary … Here Hort prefers the equally legitimate sense, act of priesthood. Unacceptable worship still exists, including worship which is unauthorized (Leviticus 10:1-2; 1 Samuel 15:1-23; Matthew 15:1-9);worship that isn’t from the heart (1 Corinthians 13:1-4); or worship which is engaged in with a careless attitude (1 Corinthians 11:27-28). The verb admits of being construed either as indicative or as imperative. Every building of whatever kind is erected for some specific purpose, and this one is no exception to the rule. Not as Alford, 'Be ye built up.' The death once for all has been suffered by Another) as we commit ourselves to the will of God (Romans 12:1-2). ], "I Peter never speaks of the Church as ekklesia, but uses metaphorical images of OT origin." 1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 2:20-22. He, in His perfect sympathy with all men, must make the sacrifice His own. The word is often used of carrying from a lower to a higher place. 1 Peter 5:11… to offer up spiritual sacrifices; their whole selves, souls, and bodies, as a holy, living, and acceptable sacrifice; their prayers and praises, and all good works done in faith, and from love, and to the glory of God; particularly acts of kindness and beneficence to poor saints; these are called spiritual, in distinction from legal sacrifices, and because offered in a spiritual manner, under the influence, and by the assistance of the Spirit of God, and with their spirits. One is added to this relationship upon baptism (Acts 2:38; Acts 2:41; Acts 2:47). 3:3, 4; 2Пет. It is called sacrifice, not because it makes an explation for sin, but because it is of the nature of worship. acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Read 1 Peter 2:5 commentary using Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament. 1 Peter 5:2 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] 1 Peter 5:2, NIV: "Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, watching over them--not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve;" 1 Peter 5:2, ESV: "shepherd the flock of God that is among you, … In like manner, the Church is also constructed according to a pattern (1 Timothy 3:15). That the Apostle Peter is the author of 1 Peter however, is certain. chap. Their service is to offer ‘sacrifices,’ and these, in conformity with the service itself, must be not material but ‘spiritual.’ In the O. T., sin and trespass offerings had to be offered first in order that access might be secured, and only after these, and in their train, came the sacrifices of consecration, praise, and thanksgiving. The former is preferred by the E. V., in which it follows Tyndale, Cranmer, and the Geneva. 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Then follow prayers, giving of thanks, alms-deeds, and all exercises of piety' (Calvin). Follow Desiring God on Facebook. 2. The word lively with us now has a different meaning from living, and denotes "active, quick, sprightly." They are being taught to recognise that they themselves, in their union with one another, and with Jesus Christ, are the true abode of the Most High. By becoming Christians they are cut off from neither Temple nor hierarchy, nor sacrifice; all are at hand, and they themselves are all. It is wrong, because that doctrine is wholly contrary to the New Testament, and is derogatory to the one perfect Oblation which has been once made for the sins of the world, and in conferring upon just one class of people a degree of importance and of power to which they have no claim, and which is so liable to abuse. Christians who suffer can explain about their *inheritance in heaven (1 Peter 1:2-5). Christian houses of worship are never called temples because the temple was a place for sacrifice, which has no place in the Christian dispensation; the Christian temple is the congregation of spiritual worshippers. Their inquiry into the sufferings of Christ and the glories that should follow, would lead to a view of the whole gospel, the sum whereof is, That Christ Jesus was delivered for our offences, and raised again for our justification. The word should have been so rendered. This follows from the fact that the Incarnate Son is described as a part of the Temple. About Us; News; Our Mission and Vision; Contact Us 1 Peter 5 – For Shepherds and Sheep A. 2:6; Гал. The Hebrew word for palace and temple is one.” And the reason for introducing this figure seems to be, to console the Hebrews for their vanishing privileges in the temple at Jerusalem. 5. Amen." 7, 8, 9, 10. Matthew 1:18, where the same word is rendered ‘on this wise ‘), namely, that by well doing ye silence the ignorance of the foolish men. 5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control [] perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly … Ye also — Believing in him with a loving and obedient faith, as lively — Greek, ζωντες, living, stones — Quickened and made alive to God by spiritual life derived from him, are built up — Upon him, and in union with each other; a spiritual house — Spiritual yourselves; and a habitation of God through the Spirit. The synagogue (where reading of Scripture and prayer constituted the worship) was the model of the Christian house of worship (compare Note, see on [2614]Jas 2:2, Greek, "synagogue"; Ac 15:21). (See Isaiah 66:21.) 5:16,25); 9) священники должны обличать грешников (Мал. Each one who has been born again (1 Peter 1:23), man or woman, is a priest to God and has direct access to God through Jesus Christ! There is the living sacrifice of the body. It is better, however, on the whole, to connect it closely with the noun, both on account of the immediate vicinity of the noun, and because without such an addition the acceptance of the N. T. sacrifices (as due directly and simply to Christ) is not distinguished from the acceptance of the O. T. sacrifices (as dependent on certain ritual observances). (1 Peter 2:5) "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." 1 Peter 2:5 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 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