Monthly Archive for February, 1997

1 Peter 1:10d

Published on February 28, 1997 in 1 Peter. 0 Comments
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“Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you.”

 

who prophesied of the grace that would come to you
Salvation by Christ is no new doctrine. God revealed grace in the Old Testament. Our living hope (v. 3) originates not only from the present appropriation of our eternal inheritance but from the Word of God itself.
Peter characterizes our salvation as “grace.” He says the Old Testament prophets prophesied that this grace would come. Grace is a person. That grace is the Lord Jesus Christ.
John 1:16 “And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” Jesus is grace personified.
Titus 2:11 “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age.” Jesus is the grace that brings salvation.
The Old Testament prophets could not understand fully how a Messiah could both suffer and reign at the same time. Some thought there were two different Messiahs and they didn’t know the Messiah was to come twice. The cross comes first, then the crown.
The concept of grace surpassed the thoughts of Old Testament prophets. They made an exhaustive inquiry to find what it was all about.
Principle:
Jesus is the personification of grace.
Application:
Jesus personalizes grace. Christianity is a relationship. When we come to Christ, he conveys God’s grace in person.
Grace is all that God is free to do for us because of the death of Christ. God is free to give you salvation. God is free to empower you for the Christian life. You do not have to earn or deserve it.
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1 Peter 1:10c

Published on February 27, 1997 in 1 Peter. 0 Comments
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“Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you.”

 

and searched carefully
“Searched” means to look diligently, examine. The general sense is “to search after.” The New Testament uses “searched” in reference to animals who “sniff out” food or other things! The secular Greek language used this word for searching a house or a crime scene. It also carries the idea to investigate, either legally or more generally, and to test, to examine. Plato and Philo used the term for academic, scientific, and philosophical inquiry. Philo used it for rabbinical study of Scripture.
The New Testament mentioned this word in a number of contexts:
Revelation 2:23 “I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.” Jesus searches our minds and hearts.
John 5:39 “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.” This is the search of Scripture with a view to finding its truth.
John 7:25 “Now some of them from Jerusalem said, ‘Is this not He whom they seek to kill?’” This is a statement by Nicodemus as commanded similarly by the chief priests and Pharisees.
John 7:52 “They answered and said to him, ‘Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.’” The chief priest and Pharisees command Nicodemus to search the Scriptures.
Romans 8:27 “Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.” God searches the heart of those who pray.
I Corinthians 2:10 “But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.” The Holy Spirit enables believers to see God’s purpose and work.
If you have only searched the New Testament, you don’t have the whole Bible. (The reverse is also true.) You’ve shortchanged yourself. God invites you to search His entire Word.
We cannot know the New Testament sufficiently without the Old Testament. The New Testament is in the Old Testament contained. The Old Testament is by the New Testament explained. The New is in the Old enfolded. The Old is by the New unfolded. The New Testament is in the Old Testament concealed. The Old is by the New revealed.
In the Old Testament, Job raises the question, “If a man die, shall he live again,” (Job 14:14). We must come to the New Testament for the answer – “I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shell he live,” (John 11:25). Truth in the Old Testament is germinal. In the New Testament it is terminal. Doctrine in the Old is in seed form. In the New it blossoms in full harvest (II Timothy 1:10). We find the doctrines of immortality and resurrection in the Old Testament in shadow form. The New Testament sets them forth fully.
The prophets were interested in salvation. And more than that, they inquired about and searched of it in the Word. This is a picture of the Old Testament prophets pouring over the scrolls.
Principle:
God expects us to master the Word.
Application:
Do you pour over the Word of God? If not, are you better than the prophets?
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1 Peter 1:10b

Published on February 26, 1997 in 1 Peter. 0 Comments
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“Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you.”

 

the prophets have inquired
 
Clearly the prophets wrote more than they knew. The Holy Spirit wrote the Bible as well as the human author. 
 
The two verbs “inquired” and  "search” are emphatic. They are first in the Greek sentence placing great emphasis on them.
 
“Inquired” means seek to out or after, to search for, to examine, inquire thoroughly, to make a careful search, to seek diligently to learn. So then, “inquired” has the idea of making considerable effort and care to learn something.
 
The New Testament uses this word in this word in different ways:
 
Hebrews 11: 6 “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” God rewards those who diligently seek him by faith.
 
Hebrews 12: 17  “For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.”  It is possible to diligently seek God with great emotion without profit. 
 
PRINCIPLE: Positive volition is necessary to understand the implications of salvation.
 
APPLICATION: The prophets dug into the Word of God like someone who digs for gold to understand salvation. They needed to study the books that they themselves wrote. If it is necessary for the prophets to seriously search their own books, it is true for us as well. Are you serious Bible student?
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1 Peter 1:10

Published on February 25, 1997 in 1 Peter. 0 Comments
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"Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you.”

 

Of this salvation
 
The salvation mentioned in verse 9 was the object not only of the search of Peter’s generation, but also of the Old Testament prophets.
 
Luke 1:77 “To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins.” The purpose of Jesus’ first coming was to forgive sins.
Acts 4:12 “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” The Bible asserts that Jesus is the only way of salvation.
Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” It is God’s power that saves us.
Romans 10:10 “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Faith in the suffering of Christ on the cross for our sins is God’s way of salvation.
Ephesians 1:13 “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.” Trust, faith, believe are synonyms for the way to become a Christian.
2 Thessalonians 2:13 “But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.”
Revelation 7:10 “And crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
Revelation 19:1 “After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, ‘Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God!’”
Principle:
From eternity God plans our salvation and by faith we receive it.
Application:
God plans salvation from eternity past. We can, therefore, can take assurance that our salvation was planned and prophesied centuries ago. It is liberating to know that we do not have to work for salvation but God offers it as a free gift (Ephesians 2:8,9).
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1 Peter 1:9b

Published on February 24, 1997 in 1 Peter. 0 Comments
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“Receiving the end of your faith -the salvation of your souls.

 

the salvation of your souls
The word “salvation” occurs in verses 5,9 and 10. We live in a day of religion. The Bible uses the word “religion” but never uses it as a synonym for salvation. It is possible to have tons of religion but not one ounce of salvation.
In verses 1 to 12 we read the name of our Lord Jesus Christ seven times. Apart from Him there is no salvation (Acts 4:12). Religion will teach us ethics but not afford salvation. It will give us a veneer of ethics but not eternity. God does not give us heaven on the basis of religious ideals. God’s system of salvation pivots around the person and work of the Lord Jesus. These are the facts of the Bible.
Christians rejoice because they are in the process (present tense) of realizing the goal of their faith — salvation. Salvation in the New Testament has three phases.
1. The past – our sins were once for all cleansed on the cross of Christ (Galatians 1:4)
2. The present - we are being saved from the power of sin (Romans 8:2).
3. The future – we will be saved from the presence of sin (II Corinthians 5:1).
Salvation means deliverance. God saves the soul in two ways: 1) we are being spiritually saved in the here and now; 2) the soul is physically saved when it receives its resurrection body. The resurrection body is where the soul will be housed forever. So there is both a spiritual and a physical deliverance of the soul. This is positional and ultimate sanctification. Both are involved here.
The “soul” is the central personality of our being. The salvation of our souls brings salvation to the being that lives within our body. Every human body has a soul inside it, which persists after we put the body into the casket and buried.
We are not our body. If we lose a leg we are still the same person. We are not our body; we live in our body. Our body eventually dies but our soul continues forever. If a person dies without Christ he or she goes to hell; if a person dies with Christ he or she goes to heaven.
The present salvation is the salvation from the pain of persecution. When God saves, he does a total job. At the point we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior, not only is we’re saved from hell but we now have the potential of salvation from daily sins (Romans 6: 6,7).
Principle:
We not only have a Savior but a Sustainer.
Application:
Salvation began at one point and continues into eternity. We presently possess eternal salvation. Every Christian also daily receives the salvation of the soul. This is progressive salvation. Those in deep distress need to focus on the long-range view of our salvation. God is saving him in the trial he faces.
A wonderful thing about knowing the Lord is having a Savior and a Sustainer. If we fall into sin, there is the temptation to despair. If we feel that we are not getting our share, we do not draw upon the end of our faith. If others say it is not right that we should suffer so, we put our eyes on the wrong place. The Lord both understands, knows and concurs with everything that happens to us.
We need to cast all our heartaches at the feet of the Savior (Hebrews 4:16). Then we can get up from our knees and go out with a life of joy. Troubles have not changed; we have changed. Our vantage point is nowadays different; we now look at problems from God’s viewpoint, not our own viewpoint.
If we look at problems, they are mountain high. When God looks at them, the problems are as pebbles. God is still on the throne and Jesus is still seated at the right hand of the Father. Are you open to stage a spiritual comeback?
Do you know you possess salvation? You say, “I hope I’m saved.” That is like saying, “I hope I am married.” If you do not know whether you are married or not, you are not married! God does not save you without letting you know about it! We cannot be saved without making a definite decision. Just like we cannot be married against our will, we cannot become a Christian against our will. You must make a decision, “I will accept the death of Christ as payment for my sin.”
If we wait until we die to find out whether we have salvation we have waited too long (Mark 8:36).
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1 Peter 1:9

Published on February 23, 1997 in 1 Peter. 0 Comments
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“Receiving the end of your faith – the salvation of your souls.”

 

receiving the end of your faith
 
The word “receiving” means to receive back. The secular Greek language used this word to define the recovery of debts. The tax-collector would go from place to place collecting what was coming to him. In the same way, we collect a whole life in Christ. He meets every need. He fills our soul with joy (v.8).
 
The word “receiving” also has the idea of acquiring for oneself. In the Greek it means to carry off for oneself, to get what is promised. We need to personally appropriate the end of our faith in order to enter the joy of our salvation.
The secular Greek language used “receiving” to refer to winning prizes in games. “Receiving” is the basis of our joy of verse 8. We rejoice with a joy that has already attained its full perfection. This is the ultimate reception of glory.
Whatever we receive from God we receive by faith (II Corinthians 5:7; Colossians 2:6). We can develop our faith by exercise.
The word “receive” is present tense. This receiving is not future; it is a present reality. We can receive the end of our faith right now, the blessing of our salvation. We have already received the end of our faith in the person of Jesus Christ. Joy has already attained full perfection in Christ.
The “end” is the culmination of our faith. This is not the cessation or conclusion but the goal of our faith. Here it refers to the object to which we direct our faith. This word alludes to a prize received in a game. Our salvation is the crown of the Christian life. The end of our faith is the completion, conclusion and consummation of our faith. It is that for which we believe.
Principle:
We can enjoy heaven now; we do not need to wait till we get to heaven.
Application:
It is foolish to wait until we have reached the heights before we view the scenery. We can enjoy future reward now.
We can enjoy our eternal reward and can receive the goal of our salvation right now. We do not need to wait until eternity to enjoy salvation. God wants us to personally appropriate and enjoy these blessings in time.
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1 Peter 1:8f

Published on February 22, 1997 in 1 Peter. 0 Comments
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“Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory”

 

and full of glory
The second qualification of our joy is the phrase “full of glory.” There are many ordinary joys of men. For example, “The Yankees won the pennant!!” This kind of joy is fragile and hollow. It is like bubble that breaks on its own accord. This is not the “glory” of this verse.
The phrase “full of glory” means glorified. This phrase should be translated “having received glory.” The Christian’s body is not yet glorified but his joy can be. Joy depends on our mental attitude toward Christ not on our external resources. This would be an obvious platitude were it not for the fact that 99% of Christians do not believe it!
Principle:
The joy that Christians have receives glory when they orient to the Lord.
Application:
Christians can radiate with the glory of heaven. The believer is not yet glorified but his joy is if he enters into fellowship with the Lord.
This is not the glory of clapping hands or some overt emotional activity. This is the inner mental joy that comes from exposure to the glory of God. This is the glory of Christ. If we dislodge love for the Lord Jesus Christ based on the Word of God, then inner glory will leave us.
Glory is something we receive. We receive glory only in conjunction with joy in God. This is the glory of inner orientation to God, no matter what circumstance may come our way. God gives glory to everyone who experiences joy in him.
Glory is an overt word. When we come to grips with what Jesus has done for us, then we enter into glory. This is all inside. As a result, God gives us a glory or glamour. Glory and glamour are often synonymous terms that describe the manifestation of genuine Christian living.
“Glory” does not mean to scream and holler and jump around. It is a command to inner animation. We can only experience glory by fellowship with God. A person in fellowship with the Lord is free from attitudinal sins.
If we have a day when things are not going right, glory liberates us from attitude sins. Mental attitude sins produce misery. Envy, jealousy, bitterness, pride, vindictiveness all produce self-induced misery. All this bile will come to the surface at a time we least expect it. When we experience the glory of fellowship with the Lord, it will expel attitude sins.
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1 Peter 1:8e

Published on February 21, 1997 in 1 Peter. 0 Comments
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“Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory.”

 

with joy inexpressible
There are two qualifications that describe joy. These qualifications will help you determine whether you have joy.
Qualification number 1 – “joy inexpressible”
Qualification number 2 – “and full of glory”
The first qualification of this joy is the word “inexpressible.” Biblical joy is beyond description. Joy is found in the “whom” of this verse. Joy is found in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. God is the object and ground of the believer’s joy.
“Inexpressible” means unable to tell out. Our joy surpasses our ability to describe it. We cannot express properly our joy in God. It passes all human speech. All attempts to circumscribe it will end in frustration. Still water runs deep. This goes beyond personality and psyche. This is not psychology but spirituality! We can count a poor man’s wealth. Often, extraordinarily rich people cannot count their wealth. They have their riches in many forms: stocks, banks, businesses. We cannot count our riches in Christ. He is a limitless resource to our spirituality.
We can cram shallow emotions into the limits of human vocabulary. However, deep emotions cannot be fully expressed. How can we explain the love for our spouse or child? We can broach the subject but we can never fully describe that kind of love. It is impossible to describe to others precisely how much and what kind of love we have for them. In shallow streams, we can see pebbles below the water, but in the ocean there are depths that have never been searched by men. So it is with Christ.
“But as it is written:“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
nor have entered into the heart of man
the things which God has prepared for those who love Him,” (I Corinthians. 2:9).
Are you thinking on the things God has prepared for you? The joy of your life depends on the character of your thoughts.
Joy is not an end in itself, but a result of our faith. We reside in right relation to God through faith. We cannot live the Christian life; we need to trust God to empower us to live it.
Principle:
Joy is the flag of the heart that shows the King is in residence.
Application:
If we fly high enough, we will get into clear skies. The joy of our lives depends on the character of our thoughts. Joy does not depend upon circumstances, so joy is not happiness.
Happiness depends upon what happens to us. “Do I have good health? Do I have congenial company? Am I financially set? Do I have pleasant circumstances?” Happiness then is not joy.
A person may have joy when he does not have happiness. It is possible to lay on a hospital bed with joy. We can have physical affliction and rejoice in it. Happiness and unhappiness do not exist together but joy and sorrow can exist together.
The Lord was called “a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief,” (Isaiah 53:3), yet we read that he held both joy and pain at the same time, Hebrews 12:2 says “looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Another example is Paul. Paul was in prison. This is not a very happy situation, but he sang praises to God there. As a result the Philippian jailer came to Christ. It is foolish to wait until we have reached the heights before we view the scenery.
We find joy in a person, not circumstances. Do you remember when you first came to Christ? You could not hold your joy. It burst forth everywhere. You were full and running over. Somewhere along the way it leaked out.
Christian joy is an exulting joy. This is the joy of the prisoner on the day of his release from prison. We breathe out the joy from within. This joy spreads throughout our soul like a newly broken bottle of poignant perfume. The aroma penetrates our proximity until its fragrance moves everywhere we go.
Do you have personal joy? What is your view of Christ and His provisions for you?

 

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1 Peter 1:8d

Published on February 20, 1997 in 1 Peter. 0 Comments
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“Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory”

 

you rejoice
Peter uses this word “rejoice” in chapter 4, verse 13. In ancient Greek the word “rejoice” meant to plume oneself in the sense of joyful pride.
Joy is the inner animation of the soul. Biblical joy is not happiness. Happiness depends on circumstances. If we have good circumstances we are happy; if not, we are unhappy. Joy, however, is independent of circumstances. Joy depends on our present relationship to God.
Revelation 19:7 “Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.”
We rejoice when we look to God’s saving work in Christ.
I John 1:3 “That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.”
Principle:
Present joy depends on our present relationship to Jesus Christ.
Application:
Present joy depends on our present relationship to Jesus Christ. Yesterday’s faith will not contribute to today’s joy. Yesterday’s meals will not satisfy today’s hunger. Present joy depends on present trust in Christ. It springs from our sense of forgiveness, our appreciation for the cross.
Joy does not depend on whether Caesar stops persecuting Christians; it depends on our relationship to Jesus Christ. What is your relationship to Jesus Christ like at this moment?
Has your faith grown lukewarm? Are you existing rather than living? Maybe you are going through deep trouble as you read this devotional. Is it unbearable? The key issue is how you resolve the problem. Are you merely bearing up under the pain? Are you experiencing the joy of God?
Someone asked J. D. Rockerfeller, “How much money would it take to make a person happy?” He answered, “Just a little bit more.” All of us have known the staleness of excess and intemperate indulgence. Indulgence is fleeting enjoyment based on things, circumstances and people. These things do not ultimately satisfy.
The Bible has a different system for the possession of joy. We find joy in fellowship with a person.
Joy is not an end in itself, but a result. Joy comes from the fact that we are daily in a right relationship with God through faith in Christ.
“Very well,” you say, “I know that my joy comes from God. That is not my trouble. What happens when I lose my joy?” Joy does not rest on us but God. If God planned it and initiated it, He will see it to fruition in our souls. Many failures in the Christian life originate right here. People say, “I’m through, I’ve failed, I cannot live the Christian life.” Nothing could be more true. We cannot live the Christian life. We cannot produce or maintain the Christian life.
God must empower us or we will indeed fail. Joy is strictly contemporaneous with faith. If we tear away an electric cord from its source of energy, the light goes out. The same is true in the Christian life. If we separate ourselves from the person of Christ, we lose the source of our joy. He is our source of power. If we do not plug into Him, we cut off fellowship with him; we cut off our source of joy.
The joyous Christian is not necessarily the one with the least trouble. Often, he is the one with the greatest trouble. He has found the truth that Christ is with him in his difficulty. Nowhere does God promise us an easy path of roses. Anyone can glory in prosperity. To say with Job, “though he slays me, yet will I trust him” is true Christian living.
Did you ever notice that Jesus sang before He went to the garden of Gethsemane? Matthew 26:30 “And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.” On His way to the cross He was singing! He knew that the cross led to the empty tomb and victory over sin. He knew His Father was with Him. These principles transcended circumstances.
Why wait till we get to heaven to receive true joy? We can find joy as we travel along. It is foolish to wait for the heights before we enjoy the scenery. Yesterday’s meals will not satisfy today’s hunger. Neither will yesterday’s faith satisfy today’s joy. Present joy depends on present faith.
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1 Peter 1:8c

Published on February 19, 1997 in 1 Peter. 0 Comments
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“Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory”
 
 
Though now you do not see Him
 
We find the same words “though now” in verse six. The word “now” speaks of present tense. This is the time in which we live. Yesterday is gone; tomorrow we do not possess yet. We have the present right now.
 
The people of Asia Minor to whom Peter is writing, unlike Peter, had never seen Jesus face to face. They were disciples of the apostles. We have not seen Jesus but we will see him one day (Rev 22:4; I Cor. 13:12).
 
yet believing
 
The Lord Jesus is worthy of our trust. “Believing” is an issue of the trustworthiness of Christ. Nothing spreads peace over our hearts like putting our trust in one so worthy.   The Greek indicates that this is an active reliance upon him. We put our repose upon a person. 
 
“Believing” is how a Christian sees. The non Christian world says, “Show me. I am Missouri. Seeing is believing.” We cannot come to Christ that way. The Bible idea is “believing is seeing.” 
 
 “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living” (Ps 27:13).
 
PRINCIPLE: Believing is seeing.
 
APPLICATION: We cannot see until we believe. If you do not believe you cannot see, thus you are blind spiritually. When people come to Christ, God removes the scales from their eyes. They see spiritually for the first time. Their reaction is “Why did I not see this before? Why didn’t anyone tell me?”
 
“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” (John 20:29).
 
Have you come to believe in Jesus Christ? This is the single requirement to become a Christian:
 
John 1:12 “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.”
 
John 3: 15 “That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
 
John 3: 36 “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
 
John 5: 24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.”
 
John 6: 35 “And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.”
 
John 20: 31 “But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.”
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