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- According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more...
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Sep 12, 2024 · First Peter 1:3 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (CSB).
Praise to God for a Living Hope. 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.
Peter highlights two of them: (1) living hope through the resurrection of Jesus and (2) an inheritance that can never deteriorate. Peter goes on to explain the second of the two blessings, the inheritance, more fully.
Peter speaks of the resurrection as giving us hope in the hour of death. It is a fashion today to explore what happens after death. A dozen books have come out recently that attempt to explore this area, and give the testimonies of certain people who have allegedly died, and come back to life.
“The expectation of the wicked shall perish.” “Their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.” “What is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?” But “blessed is the man … whose hope the Lord is!” It is a living hope.
Born Again to a Living Hope. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being ...
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One according to His great mercy having begotten us again to a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ out from the dead, King James Bible.
