“For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.”
For we have spent enough of our past lifetime
This phrase literally reads in the Greek: “For enough, the having passed by of time, the will of the […]
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“For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles–when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.”
in doing the will of the Gentiles–
Peter encourages us to live for God’s will in verse two. Now He states our past purpose of life. Verse two concluded […]
“For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles–when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.”
when we walked
“Walked” signifies to go on one’s way, to depart from one place to another, to go from one place to another. This is the Jet […]
“For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles–when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.”
in lewdness
Lewdness means excesses, licentiousness, absence of restraint, indecency, wantonness; debauchery, sensuality. Lewdness is wanton or unabashed sensuality. These people parade their deviant sexuality not caring what people […]
“For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles–when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.”
lusts
“To lust” means to strongly desire to have what belongs to someone else, to covet. The word “lusts” simply means passionate desires of any kind. When we direct […]
“For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles–when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.”
drunkenness
This word for “drunkenness” implies the consumption of a large quantity of wine This is debauchery via drunkenness. “Drunkenness” comes from two words: overflow or bubble up and […]
“For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles–when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.”
revelries
“Revelries” are wild parties, drinking parties involving unrestrained indulgence in alcoholic beverages and accompanying immoral behavior. This is the Greek word for an orgy. People love engaging in […]
“For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles–when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.”
and abominable idolatries
Idolatry in the first century was far worse than simple idol worship. The entire list of sins in this verse came with this idolatry. Also, brutality […]
“In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.”
In regard to these
The “these” is the list of six values of the fast crowd of verse 3.
they think it strange that you do not run with them
“They” here is the […]
“In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.”
in the same flood of dissipation
“Flood” is an extremely high point on a scale of extent: excessive, extreme. Literally, “flood” mean pouring forth or pouring out, then it came to mean […]