Love; genuine, mutual, deep, from the heart. As they were of God, according to his abundant mercy, by the resurrection of Christ, to a lively hope of a glorious inheritance; as in ( 1 Peter 1:3 ) and therefore seeing they were brethren in a spiritual relation, they ought to love as brethren; being children of the same Father, belonging to the same family and household, having the same spirit, and the same nature and ⦠The word expresses the complete change in life of a pagan who has turned to Christ. Luther: âas those who are born afresh;â cf. Trust in God, through Christ, again means something for us in the here and now â something which means a great deal in 1 Peter. Rev., having been begotten again. Peter wants to encourage Christians who are suffering for Christ.Although Christians might suffer in this life, they will not suffer for ever.This world is not their real home. Peter also wants his readers to understand the *gra⦠Critics are about equally divided in the interpretation. & 78. Biblical Commentary (Bible Study) 1 Peter 1:17-23 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: ⢠Verses 1-2 open by identifying the author as âPeter, an apostle of Jesus Christââand the recipients as âthe chosen ones who are living as foreigners (exiles) in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithyniaâ (all located in Asia Minorâknown today as Turkey). Read Introduction to 1 Peter âbecause âAll flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. "The Gospel shall never cease, though its ministry shall" [Calovius]. The incorruptible Word of God is able to discern the very thoughts and motivations of the heart, and we should listen to all that it says. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. As perishable offspring of our fallen, mortal parents, we were given certain inherent characteristics. First Peter 1:1-2 provides that opening salutation. fol. By means of the word the man receives the incorruptible seed of the Holy Spirit, and so becomes one "born again": Joh 3:3-5, "born of water and the Spirit": as there is but one Greek article to the two nouns, the close connection of the sign and the grace, or new birth signified is implied. This is the argument: “You must learn not to be selfish, or arrogant, as being of the chosen race, but to have a true brotherly feeling and earnest love for the Gentile converts, and for those who, like St. Paul, are specially working for the Gentiles, because your inheritance of the promised ‘salvation’ is grounded, not on your Abrahamic descent, but on your spiritual regeneration, in which matter the Gentile converts are your equals.” That this was the doctrine of St. Peter is certain from his speech at the Council of Jerusalem, “God put no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith;” and again, “It is only through the favour of the Lord Jesus that we hope to be saved, in precisely the same manner as they” (Acts 15:9; Acts 15:11). Which liveth and abideth forever - This expression may either refer to God, as living forever, or to the word of God, as being forever true. Nowhere else in the New Testament. There is no permanent, enduring life produced by that. The verse can be found in 1 Peter 1:23-25. not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible; referring not to seed cast into the earth, which first corrupts and dies, and then is quickened, and rises, and brings forth fruit; but to human seed, and which the Jews call , "the filthy drop" (k); which is in itself corrupt, and is corrupted, and whereby the corruption of human nature is propagated; for whatsoever is born of the flesh is carnal and corrupt; and so the apostle has reference to the first birth, or natural generation of men, in which they are polluted and depraved, and confirms what the evangelist says, John 1:13 that regenerate persons are not "born of blood"; or become new creatures, and holy men, by their natural descent, or first birth, be it from whom it will; for all men are of one blood originally, and that is tainted with sin; nor by the will of fallen creatures, of corruptible men, themselves or others; but of water, and of the Spirit, of the grace of the Spirit of God, which is seed pure and incorruptible, having no mixture or taint of sin, nor any degree of pollution in it, and which remains so; nor can it be corrupted by all the wickedness there is in man's heart; nor by all the pollutions of the world, or temptations of Satan; and this seed is conveyed into the heart by the Spirit of God, in regeneration, and it contains all grace in it. For though the voice or speech vanishes, there still remains the kernel, the truth comprehended in the voice. Although gennao can technically mean "begotten," the weight of Scripture is heavily on it meaning "born" rather than "begotten," even in scriptural areas far removed from the John 3 controversy.. The Peter after the baptism, historians tell us, was pleased to be crucified like his Lord. ν á¼ÎºÏÎµÎ½á¿¶Ï possible, also demands it. 24 As the Scriptures say, âPeople are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. 3 # 2 Cor. Peter argues the eternality of Godâs Word (v.23) with a quote from Isaiah 40:6-8. The grass withers and the flower fades. Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto ⦠1 Peter 1:23 in all English translations. We are all sinners and the wages of sin is death - but God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son to be substitute for man's sin, so that by faith in Him, we may be born again into newness of life, and transferred from the fallen race of sinful Adam, into a new creation of the eternal Christ. of … of … by—"The word of God" is not the material of the spiritual new birth, but its mean or medium. Note the difference in the prepositions; the former denoting the origin or source of life, the latter the medium through which it imparts itself to the nature. Also, Ephesians 1:13; Colossians 1:5; James 1:18. The grass withers, And its flower falls awayââ because. 1. not of the seed of Abraham, but of the seed of God. 1 Peter defines the Christian life, speaks it into being through the imperishable Word, and this life, means love. The life is in God, yet it is communicated to us through the word. In the parable of the sower we discover that the seed is the word of God, and in this passage, Peter restates this truth: you have been born again of imperishable Seed - which is through the living and enduring Word of God. Roger Hahn. dropdown. It will not be like the offspring of human parents, themselves mortal, liable to early and certain decay, but may be expected to be as enduring as its ever-living Creator. We all love to think of the apostle Peter as the blustery young fisherman, whose energy and enthusiasm often caused him to make rash promises, which too often brought him crashing down into the traumatic reality of his own inability, sinfulness and pride. Browse Sermons on 1 Peter 1:23. 5:4] unfading, # [Col. 1:5; 2 Tim. We have been clothed in the righteousness of Christ, and there are numerous other eternal privileges and promises, that have been given to us, as a free gift of God's grace - by faith in Him. # Titus 3:5 According to his great mercy, # ver. The idea then is, that as God is ever-living, that which is produced directly by him in the human soul, by the instrumentality of truth, may be expected also to endure forever. Peterâs use of âbegottenâ in 1:3 and also in 1:23 may have been suggested by Jesusâ sayings in John 3:3. The word is an eternal divine power. by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever; for the incorruptible seed, and the ever living and abiding word, are two distinct things; though interpreters generally confound them: and by "the word of God" is either meant the essential Word, the Lord Jesus Christ; who is concerned in regeneration as well as the Father and the Spirit; by whose resurrection, and in consequence of it, the elect of God are begotten again; and who, as the Word, is able to build up all the sanctified ones, and give them the inheritance they are born heirs unto: or the Gospel, the word of truth, which is made use of as a means of begetting souls again; and the rather, since it seems to be so interpreted, 1 Peter 1:25 the phrases, "which liveth and abideth forever", may be either read in connection only with "God", and as descriptive of him, who is the living God, is from everlasting to everlasting, in distinction from idols; and here added, to show that he can give power and efficacy to his word, to regenerate and quicken, and will continue to preserve and make it useful to all his saving purposes; so Jarchi explains the passage in Isaiah 40:8 after referred to, "the word of our God shall stand for ever". The “seed” of all existence is the spoken Word of God, the expressed will and meaning of creative thought (Psalm 33:6); and so here, even when spoken mediately, through the lips of men (as explained in 1Peter 1:25), it is that which begets men afresh. Or else with the word of God, and is true both of Christ, and of the Gospel. 2. Thank You for those people in my life that introduced me to the written Scriptures and thank You that by grace through faith in Christ, I have been born into Your family and have an incorruptible salvation together with an incorruptible inheritance through the incorruptible Word of God. Christ is the Word which lives; in him, as such, is life; he has life in himself as God, as man, and as Mediator; and is the author of life, natural, spiritual, and, eternal; and abides for ever in his person, without any change; and in his offices and grace, and righteousness; he abides a priest continually, has an unchangeable priesthood, and ever lives to make intercession, and of his kingdom there is no end: the same is said of the "Memra", or Word of God, in the Chaldee paraphrase on Hosea 11:9 "I am God", "my word abideth for ever": compare John 12:34. All the glory of man; whatever is most excellent in man naturally, and which they are ⦠The word here rendered "seed" - σπορά spora - occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. 1 Peter 1:25. We have been made part of God's new creation and positioned in Him - for He is the federal Head of an entirely new race of humanity, which will stretch through time and into eternity, for old things have passed away and all things have become new. [10] Ibid., p. 75. for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. So God to Moses, Ex 4:12, "I will be with thy mouth" [Luther]. The abiding resurrection glory is always connected with our regeneration by the Spirit. 1 Peter 1:23. By grace, through faith, we receive an incorruptible salvation, together with an incorruptible inheritance, through the incorruptible Word of God, which is living, powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. 1 Peter 1:23. 1 Peter 1:23(NASB) First Peter is structured like a typical Pauline and thus typical Greco-Roman letter. 1 Peter 1:1-25. What Does 1 Peter 1:23 Mean? 1 John 4:7; 1 John 5:1. Regeneration beginning with renewing man's soul at the resurrection, passes on to the body, then to the whole world of nature. Not of corruptible seed - "Not by virtue of any descent from human parents" - Doddridge. We have been given a new nature as part of our new life in Christ. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! 1 Peter 1:22 Parallel Verses [â See commentary â] 1 Peter 1:22, NIV: "Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart." However, the incorruptible, spiritual seed is the living Word of God. Through Jesusâ own words, then later through both Paul and Peter, we are called to love (John 13:34, 1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 Peter 4:8). That lower life has its youth and its age, its vigour and its infirmity, its ruddy cheek and its grey hair, independently of him who lives it. All flesh; all men as born of the flesh, and in their natural state, in opposition to regenerate men, 1 Peter 1:23. But of incorruptible - By truth, communicating a living principle to the soul which can never decay. It is when men and women are convicted of their sin, that they realise their need of a Saviour. The Peter, before the baptism of the Holy Ghost denied Jesus as the Christ 3 times. 1 Peter 1:23, NASB: "for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God." Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God and new birth happens when the truth of God's Word is translated from intellectual, head knowledge into confident, heart faith - through the convicting ministry of the Holy Spirit of God. Sign In. James 5 1 Peter 1:23 1 Peter 2. The result of such a birth, or of being begotten in this way - for so the word rendered "born again" more properly signifies - is only corruption and decay. 62. The Greek will bear either construction. By the word of God.—“Seed,” in the beginning of the clause, is more literally the act of sowing, or engendering, which sowing is carried on “through the living and abiding word of God,” this “word of God” being the actual seed sown. | Expand chapter. They who are so born again live and abide for ever, in contrast to those who sow to the flesh. 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. We are begotten only to die. 1:3; Eph. 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To Godâs elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to ⦠Not of corruptible seed.—That is, not of the seed of Abraham, but of the seed of God. Summary of 1 Peter 1 As part of his introduction, Peter gives a brief theology of the significance that Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection has for believers. Following the greeting and salutation (1 Peter 1:1-2), there is a doxology, extolling the mercies of God who had given Christians a marvelous birth, a glorious inheritance, and the salvation of their souls, a salvation which even the prophets of old, and actually the angels, had sought to understand more perfectly (1 Peter 1:3-12). 1 Peter 1:22-25. He reminds us that our security rests firmly on the never-changing veracity of the eternal and inerrant Word of God - for you have been born again... not of seed which is perishable, but of imperishable SEED - that is, through the living and enduring WORD OF GOD. Compare James 1:18. Isaiah 40 deals with Israel under apostasy. Register! (k) Pirke Abot, c. 3. sect. The part taken by “the Word” in the sacrament of regeneration may be seen again in Ephesians 5:26 and James 1:18; in connection with the other sacrament we may also refer to John 6:63. We were born into this world through works of the flesh. Browse Sermons on 1 Peter 1:23-25. One day they willlive with God in heaven and share Godâs *glory. which liveth and abideth for ever—It is because the Spirit of God accompanies it that the word carries in it the germ of life. God creates afresh, though men speak the creative word for Him, just as “it is He that hath made us,” although He does so through natural laws and human powers. 1 Peter 1:23: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God." The “Word of God” here is, no doubt, the preaching of the gospel, but especially, as it would seem, the preaching of the Resurrection (1Peter 1:3), or of the sufferings and glories of Messiah (1Peter 1:12), the “truth” of the last verse. Christ was no afterthought as a result of man's sin - He was foreknown before the world was made. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.a. The heavens declare the glory and perfection of God, and man's conscience declares him imperfect and guilty. Our physical birth was the result of perishable, human seed, which must adhere to physical, fleshly laws of death, deterioration and decay. Read full chapter. Not the personal Word, as the term is employed by John. 1. It seems to me, however, that the more natural construction of the Greek is to refer it to God, as ever-living or enduring; and this interpretation agrees well with the connection. πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἁμαρτίαν οὐ ποιεῖ ὅτι σπέρμα αὐτοῦ μένει, ἐξ οὐδενὸς γεννητοῦ λαμβάνουσαν τὴν σπορὰν, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Peter, before the baptism of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, and Peter after the baptism. PETER'S FIRST LETTER. We were brought into the world through the perishable seed of our earthly parents, which is subject to death. As he begins his first epistle, we recognise that the reverential awe and wonder that Peter must have felt, when he met with his resurrected Lord, and receive His commission, to 'feed my sheep'. Peter is stating an accomplished fact with continuing results which is ⦠It is in this sense that this is spoken of as, "corruptible seed," because it results in decay and death. He was born into the human race and named JESUS - God is Salvation, for your sake and for mine, so that by grace through faith in Him we might be forgiven of our sins and have life everlasting. Coffman Commentaries on the Bible. We can relate the weakness in all of us to Peter's weakness and restoration. Primarily, the sowing of seed. 23 he has caused us to be born again to a living hope # ch. The First Epistle of Peter, usually referred to simply as First Peter and often written 1 Peter, is a book of the New Testament.The author presents himself as Peter the Apostle.The text of the letter includes a statement that implies that it was written from "Babylon", which is possibly a reference to Rome.The letter is addressed to various churches in Asia Minor suffering religious persecution. We were born dead in trespasses and sins and estranged from God. It is the uniform doctrine of the Scriptures that divine truth is made the instrument of quickening the soul into spiritual life. Read Introduction to 1 Peter âhaving been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.â having been born again. The word is not the beggeting principle itself, but only that by which it works: the vehicle of the mysterious germinating power [Alford]. We are born again of the Spirit, yet not without the use of means, but by the word of God. 1 Peter 1:23 Context. He recalls the great mercy and protective power of God towards His blood-bought children, and the incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that is ours in Christ. Itâs not too much to ask, is it? 8:17 an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and # [ch. Thank You in Jesus name, AMEN, 1 Peter 1:23 Treasury of Scripture Knowing, My God My Father (Easter Reflections - (6). Don't have an account? Nevertheless, the connection and relation of the personal with the revealed word is distinctly recognized. Ver. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on 1 Peter 1:23. The change is so great that former friends cannot understand the new life (4:4). The gospel of Christ. 1 Peter 1:23. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. 1Pe 1:24-25 are an illustrative expansion of the teaching of 1Pe 1:23. Grammatically, âyou have been born againâ (1:23) is parallel to âyou have purified your soulsâ (1:22) and could be translated in the same way, â Since you have been born again.â. Similarly, as the born-again, spiritual seed of the living, eternal Word of God, we are being conformed into the image of Christ, and will be transformed into His very likeness, for He is the living Word of God - and when we see Him, we will be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. "In the New Testament we trace a gradual ascent from (a) the concrete message as conveyed to man by personal agency through (b) the Word, the revelation of God to man which the message embodies, forming, as it were, its life and soul, to (c) The Word, who, being God, not only reveals but imparts himself to us, and is formed in us thereby" (Scott, on James 1:18, "Speaker's Commentary"). Being born again. “Incorruptible” (i.e., imperishable; see 1Peter 1:4; 1Peter 1:18) finds a more energetic paraphrase here in “living and abiding” (the words “for ever” not being part of the true text). & Bartenora in ib. 3:21; [1 Cor. Favoriting is a great way to keep a list of sermons, programs, and ministry resources in your account. 24 For all flesh is as grass. Heavenly Father, thank You for the amazing truth that I have been born again by the incorruptible seed of the Word of God. In his great mercy he has given us new ⦠The Gospel also may be said to live, in opposition to the law, which is the killing letter; and because it points out the way of life and salvation to sinners; and is a means of quickening dead sinners, and of ingenerating that faith by which men live on Christ; and of revealing to them that righteousness which is unto justification of life; and of supporting and maintaining spiritual life in them; and of reviving drooping saints; the Syriac version renders it, "the living Word of God": and it remains, and will abide; all its promises, blessings, doctrines, and ordinances, are lasting; it will continue in the world until all the elect of God are gathered in, until the second coming of Christ, and to the end of the world; notwithstanding all the persecutions of men, and cunning, craft of false teachers, and all the ridicule and contempt it is treated with by mockers and scoffers: and will abide in the effects of it, in the hearts of the saints, to all eternity. Most of the recent critics incline to the latter opinion - that it refers to the word of God, or to his doctrine. So Rosenmuller, Doddridge, Bloomfield, Wolf, Macknight, Clarke. Compare the notes at John 1:13. He outlines the godly conduct that should be evident in the lives of all, who are saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whom Peter confessed as the Messiah of Israel and Son of the living God. And in this verse, Peter referred to the Word of God as the imperishable seed, paralleled it to Isaiah 40:6-8 then summarized by saying that âthisâ was the gospel preached to the church. It works everywhere you sign in, even with the mobile app! God was not phased as a result of Adam's fall for Christ was the Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world. The opening lines name the author, the recipients, and give an initial greeting. I. (1 Peter ⦠Return to the Main Player. The incorruptible Word of God abides forever, and is able to discern the inner heart and motives of every man - even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit. Man's inner and nobler life is not like his outer life, a life carried on in many of its most important functions unknown to himself. In I Peter 1:23, the phrase "having been born again" is anagennao, which comes from gennao, and means "to beget or (by extension) bear (again)." This sinks into the heart and is living; yea, it is God Himself. The epithets serve to prepare the way for the quotation. 15:20] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to # Rom. 1 Peter 1:23 Translation & Meaning. But as we read through his two epistles, we recognise a beautiful maturity and godly wisdom, which descended on this beloved, ageing apostle, as he records his deepened understanding of our privileged position in Christ. 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on 1 Peter 1:23-25. All men, as born of corruptible seed, are frail, mortal, and perishing; they spring up like grass, and look beautiful for a while, but are very weak and tender, and in a little time they are cut down by death, and wither away; and while they live, are, in a good measure, nothing but grass in another form; the substance of their life is greatly by it; what is the flesh ⦠The word is the remote and anterior instrument; baptism, the proximate and sacramental instrument. Compare 1 Peter 1:25, and Peter's words, Acts 10:36. (Comp., for the argument, 1John 5:1.). Zohar in Exod. 1 Peter 1:23, NLT: "For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. "The Gospel bears incorruptible fruits, not dead works, because it is itself incorruptible" [Bengel]. The New Birth. Heaven is their real home. However, the means of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ is found in the Word of God. Compare 1 John 3:9; "His seed remaineth in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.". He is encouraging his audience by explaining that through Christ's mercy and resurrection we are promised an imperishable inheritance of salvation and eternal life, which will be revealed at the end (1 Peter 1:3-5). Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 1 Peter 1:22, ESV: "Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart," What does this verse really mean? The former epithet is a favourite with St. Peter (1Peter 1:3, 1Peter 2:4-5), and is perhaps borrowed from this place by the author to the Hebrews, in connection with the “word of God” (Hebrews 4:12). But by faith in the finished work of Christ, we have been born anew - born from above - born of the Spirit - born again. We have been born again of imperishable seed, through the power of the Holy Spirit - and the imperishable seed is the Word of God. By the word of God - See the note at James 1:18; "Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures." "because he lives and abides, and it is in his power to confirm it therefore it follows, "O Zion, that bringeth good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain"; for because he lives forever, this promise is published. loading. Peter reminded his readers of their experience of inner purification (1Pe 1:22a), emphasized the urgent duty of mutual love (1Pe 1:22b), and explained that regeneration is the basis that enables the Christian to love (1Pe 1:23-25). The word is the instrument in relation to the individual; baptism, in relation to the Church as a society (Jas 1:18). 23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. 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