Comments on: 1 Peter 2:10 http://versebyversecommentary.com/1-peter/1-peter-210/ by Dr. Grant C. Richison Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:49:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Grant http://versebyversecommentary.com/1-peter/1-peter-210/comment-page-1/#comment-8774 Grant Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:18:10 +0000 http://versebyversecommentary.com/1997/06/17/1-peter-210/#comment-8774 Van, you are right in this interpretation. There is the eternal call and election of God and then there is the temporal call. We see the temporal call in verse 9. The word "called" in verse 9 is an aorist participle (a participle does not have mood; this participle carries the idea of an imperative even though it is aorist tense; the aorist in this sense is more point action establishing a principle; this participle is a verbal adjective). Seen my study on verse 9. Note this verse: "And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world" (1 Jn 2:2). Van, you are right in this interpretation. There is the eternal call and election of God and then there is the temporal call. We see the temporal call in verse 9. The word “called” in verse 9 is an aorist participle (a participle does not have mood; this participle carries the idea of an imperative even though it is aorist tense; the aorist in this sense is more point action establishing a principle; this participle is a verbal adjective). Seen my study on verse 9. Note this verse: “And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world” (1 Jn 2:2).

]]> By: Van http://versebyversecommentary.com/1-peter/1-peter-210/comment-page-1/#comment-8773 Van Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:17:56 +0000 http://versebyversecommentary.com/1997/06/17/1-peter-210/#comment-8773 If you compare this verse with verse 9, it says those who are part of the chosen people had once not been a people. This suggests to me that the timing of God's choice of us is during our lives, because when God chooses us, we obtain mercy. However many people believe (Calvinist doctrine) that we were chosen individually before the foundation of the world, because scripture says we were chosen in Him before the foundation of the world. So were we chosen twice, i.e chosen before time to be chosen during our lives? If we interpret this verse as saying we are chosen during our lifetime, does that not suggest God calls us through His gospel presented to anyone who will listen - for many are called but few are chosen - and then God chooses those whose faith He credits as righteousness. If you compare this verse with verse 9, it says those who are part of the chosen people had once not been a people. This suggests to me that the timing of God’s choice of us is during our lives, because when God chooses us, we obtain mercy. However many people believe (Calvinist doctrine) that we were chosen individually before the foundation of the world, because scripture says we were chosen in Him before the foundation of the world. So were we chosen twice, i.e chosen before time to be chosen during our lives?

If we interpret this verse as saying we are chosen during our lifetime, does that not suggest God calls us through His gospel presented to anyone who will listen – for many are called but few are chosen – and then God chooses those whose faith He credits as righteousness.

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