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NASB | 1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 1:2 ¶ according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God]. [John 14:27] |
Subject: Why can we not just be Christians? |
Bible Note: I should have known. No wonder God resorted to words such as “I call upon you“, “I am pleading with you“, “I beseech you”, “I exhort you“, I'll put it as urgently as I can“, and “I beg you”. He even invokes the name of the one we profess to love, our Lord Jesus Christ. He knew it would not be easy to get through to us. He knew we would resort to “quotations” and pats on the back from others who were equally defiant. He knew we would not obey. Wherefore he is grieved with this generation, and says, “They do always err in their heart; and they have not known my ways“. But, come to think of it, it is a wonder. How Gracious! How patient! How merciful! How wonderful our God is! |