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1 Peter 1 |
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1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
“To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia...”
We have previously mentioned about these countries. Here he addresses them as pilgrims. This corresponds with the spirit of the epistle being directed towards suffering people. This pilgrimage is not soley based on the shortness of temporal life, but rather on that which is much better, our belonging to the kingdom of the heavenly Christ. As St. Paul said, “Our citizenship is in heaven.” [Phil 3:2]
The source of the feeling of being pilgrims is not pessimism, but rather a cheerful outlook, a focus toward heavenly matters. This is our foundation for enduring sufferings with patience and rejecting earthly matters. Moreover, it is the foundation of all our spiritual life.
St. John Climacus (1) defined being pilgrims as: “Being pilgrims means forsaking all temporal matters on earth which hinder achieving our goal in the spiritual life. Pilgrimage is a humble behavior, hidden wisdom... knowledge about which most people do not know... hidden life... unseen goal... invisible meditation... longing for humility...desire for suffering... permanent determination on God’s love, abundant blessings... rejecting vain glory... deep silence.”
Hence, pilgrimage is carrying the human soul, with all of our energy, to cross over sufferings and tribulations for the love of the Holy Trinity.
Footnote (1) The Ladder 3: 1
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
Peter is the name by which the Lord called him. [John 1:42]. In Syrian, he is called Cephas which means “a rock,” referring to the strength of his faith with which he proclaimed the Lord Jesus.
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
"Undoubtedly, by not receiving Christ, the "fount of water of life "they have begun to have "worn-out tanks "that is, synagogues for the use of the "dispersions of the Gentiles"
Author: Tertullian of Carthage Rank: Author AD: 220
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1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
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1 Peter 1:3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
“To a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead”
In the Old Testament every one was concentrating on the Promised Land and temporal blessings as a symbol for the Heavenly Jerusalem and the eternal blessings. However, now after the new birth from the Heavenly Father and the heavenly mother (the Church), it is not appropriate for us to have hope in the earthly matters. This new hope is based on the he resurrection of the Lord, for we, as members in His Body, take off all temporal hope and look upward for a living hope toward an eternal inheritance. It is a living hope because it springs from a living heart continuously overflowing with a life of never ending love!
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again...”
Glory is to You O our Father, for You have offered us the most precious gift through Your abundant mercy. You have granted us new birth through baptism! All our worship is built upon this birth, for You have granted us:
New Birth: We were removed from the old olive tree and were grafted in the new olive tree [Rom 11:24]. Our old man is crucified and we are granted a new creation [2Cor 5:17]. “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy, He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit” [Titus 3:5]. St. Didymus the Blind said, “When we are submerged in the baptismal font because of the goodness of God the Father and the grace of the Holy Spirit, we are washed from our sins. And are renewed from the old man, and are sealed by His power to be His own. When we come out of the baptismal font, we put on Christ our Savior as a new garment worthy of the honor of the Holy Spirit who renewed us and sealed us (1).”
Footnote (1) Divine Love p. 852.
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1 Peter 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
The Father of immortality sent the immortal Son and Word into the world, who came to man in order to wash him with water and the Spirit; and He, begetting us again to in corruption of soul and body, breathed into us the breath (spirit) of life, and endued us with an incorruptible panoply. If, therefore, man has become immortal, he will also be God.
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1 Peter 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
The divine hand which protects the inheritance also protects us, who are expecting the inheritance, because it offers us the possibility to be sanctified for the heavenly wedding which is declared for the Great Day.
Our stand toward the salvation
God offers us the means for us to achieve salvation; however, we will not enjoy salvation unless we actively participate via our own will. Our participation does not discount God’s act of salvation, deny His freely given gift, nor drive us to self-righteousness. Eventhough faith, hope, love, and works are essential for our salvation, they are not by our own power, but are gifts that God offers to those who struggle and are built on the merit of the Blood of Christ.
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1 Peter 1:6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
“You have been grieved by various trials.”
In other words, trials are obligatory in the life of the believer. Through trials, we share with the Suffering Lord. The believer is exposed to various trials carrying the cross with the Lord Jesus, like Simeon of Cyrene. In reality these trials are few because no matter how long we live on earth, it is nothing compared to eternity. From the divine grace of God, endurance purifies our faith even-though we receive it through strife. Our endurance does not nullify that salvation is free and that it grants us God’s blessing.
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire...”
St. Peter talks about our duty toward salvation. He asks us for practical faith.
Life full of joy: Faith in the Lord brings a joy that cannot be diminished by sufferings, temptations, nor any other circumstances. Let us rejoice with our mother the Virgin St. Mary saying, “My soul rejoices in God my Savior.” And let us sing with King David as he repented, “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation.”
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6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
Though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations; that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than that of gold which perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise, and honour, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ; whom, having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable, and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls."
Author: Clement Of Alexandria Rank: Author AD: 215
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1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
“May be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ”
Hope supports the believer in tribulations because it lifts up his eyes to the Great Day of the Lord.
a. Praise: from God for his patience and endurance till the end.
b. Honor: in front of his brothers sharing with Him in the Heavenly Jerusalem.
c. Glory: for he deserves to be united with the Heavenly Groom!
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire...”
St. Peter talks about our duty toward salvation. He asks us for practical faith.
Life full of joy: Faith in the Lord brings a joy that cannot be diminished by sufferings, temptations, nor any other circumstances. Let us rejoice with our mother the Virgin St. Mary saying, “My soul rejoices in God my Savior.” And let us sing with King David as he repented, “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation.”
Verses that belong to this explanation: 6-7
6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
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1 Peter 1:8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
“Though now you do not see Him, yet believing you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls”
Since this time is the time of faith, the reward of faith is the salvation of our souls, and this faith works with love [Gal 5:16], then one should not doubt that these days will come to an end. At the end we shall receive the reward, not only the salvation of our bodies, which St. Paul had talked about in Romans 8: 23, but also the salvation of our souls, as St. Peter said. This present age will end; therefore, we rely on hope more so than on focusing on receiving the reward. We have to remember that though our inner man, which is the soul, is renewed day by day [2Cor 4:16], yet while we wait on eternity for the body and salvation of our souls, we say we are saved because of the deposit, which we have received here on Earth. We consider all matters, which the Only Begotten Son has heard from the Father and which we hope to obtain in the future, even-though the Lord has declared these things as though we have already received them. This yearning for the heavens and the longing for the eternal salvation is:
1. The subject of the prophecy of the prophets.
2. The subject of the preaching of the Gospel.
3.The subject of the amazement of the heavenly creatures.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 8-9
8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:9Receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
We do not see what we are going to be like, yet we believe hoping for the eternal glory; therefore, we love God and rejoice because of His work in us. We love the revelation of Jesus Christ where our corruptible body carries incorruptibility, and the soul sees her Heavenly Groom face to face. This is the end of our faith and “the salvation of our souls.”
As St. Augustine said (1), “The apostle says here that we are saved through the new birth, yet he declares in another place that ‘For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, then we eagerly wait for it with perseverance’” [Rom 8:24-25]. St. Peter said a similar statement: “Though now you do not see Him, yet believing you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls” [Verse 8] & [Verse 9].
Footnote (1) N. & P. N. Frs, p. 323
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
And Peter says in his Epistle: "Whom, not seeing, ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, ye have believed, ye shall rejoice with joy unspeakable; ".
And this it is which has been said also by Peter: "Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom now also, not seeing, ye believe; and believing, ye shall rejoice with joy unspeakable."
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1 Peter 1:9 Receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.
“Though now you do not see Him, yet believing you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls”
Since this time is the time of faith, the reward of faith is the salvation of our souls, and this faith works with love [Gal 5:16], then one should not doubt that these days will come to an end. At the end we shall receive the reward, not only the salvation of our bodies, which St. Paul had talked about in Romans 8: 23, but also the salvation of our souls, as St. Peter said. This present age will end; therefore, we rely on hope more so than on focusing on receiving the reward. We have to remember that though our inner man, which is the soul, is renewed day by day [2Cor 4:16], yet while we wait on eternity for the body and salvation of our souls, we say we are saved because of the deposit, which we have received here on Earth. We consider all matters, which the Only Begotten Son has heard from the Father and which we hope to obtain in the future, even-though the Lord has declared these things as though we have already received them. This yearning for the heavens and the longing for the eternal salvation is:
1. The subject of the prophecy of the prophets.
2. The subject of the preaching of the Gospel.
3.The subject of the amazement of the heavenly creatures.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 8-9
8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:9Receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
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1 Peter 1:10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace [that should come] unto you:
They looked and searched for it, and it was the proof of love. The Spirit of Christ has granted them to testify for the eternity for the glories are related to the sufferings of Christ, for there is no salvation without the shedding of blood. The cross, to which the fathers and prophets testified, was the center of the symbols and prophecies, for the Lord said, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day and he saw it and was glad” [John 8:56]. They saw it in a surpassing way; they saw the sufferings. Here, the apostle mentions the sufferings in the plural form to reveal their intensity and abundance. Also, St. Peter mentioned the glories in the plural form because as the sufferings abound likewise do the glories. Here there is an inner longing for the soul to carry the sufferings of Christ without grumbling in order to participate in the glories. This is the meaning of true love.
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10Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace [that should come] unto you:11Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
"And they who believed from the eighth mountain, where were the many fountains, and where all the creatures of God drank of the fountains, were the following: apostles, and teachers, who preached to the whole world, and who taught solemnly and purely the word of the Lord, and did not at all fall into evil desires, but walked always in righteousness and truth, according as they had received the Holy Spirit. Such persons, therefore, shall enter in with the angels."
the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, and what follows. It is declared by this that the prophets spoke with wisdom, and that the Spirit of Christ was in them, according to the possession of Christ, and in subjection to Christ. For God works through archangels and kindred angels, who are called spirits of Christ. Which are now, he says,
Author: Clement Of Alexandria Rank: Author AD: 215
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1 Peter 1:11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
They looked and searched for it, and it was the proof of love. The Spirit of Christ has granted them to testify for the eternity for the glories are related to the sufferings of Christ, for there is no salvation without the shedding of blood. The cross, to which the fathers and prophets testified, was the center of the symbols and prophecies, for the Lord said, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day and he saw it and was glad” [John 8:56]. They saw it in a surpassing way; they saw the sufferings. Here, the apostle mentions the sufferings in the plural form to reveal their intensity and abundance. Also, St. Peter mentioned the glories in the plural form because as the sufferings abound likewise do the glories. Here there is an inner longing for the soul to carry the sufferings of Christ without grumbling in order to participate in the glories. This is the meaning of true love.
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10Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace [that should come] unto you:11Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
Let none think it was with some other, because no other exists, except that of Christ subsequently; which at that time, of course, could not be given by His disciples, inasmuch as the glory of the Lord had not yet been fully attained,
Author: Tertullian of Carthage Rank: Author AD: 220
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1 Peter 1:12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
“...things which angels desire to look into”
Love is one of the traits of the angels too: that is why they desire to see the salvation of man. Their desire is not mere curiosity but rather sharing and longing for man’s repentance. [Luke 15:10]. God’s great work with us is the subject of the amazement of the angels and their praises to the Creator!
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
“To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven”
In the fullness of time, we preach about the things that the prophets desired to see. Here, St. Peter states that the prophets were ministering, that is, it was a matter of ministry and humility and not pride.
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
Admirable sophists, and explorers of the sublimities of the unknown Father, and rehearsers of those super-celestial mysteries "which the angels desire to look into!".
For He has brought Himself, and has bestowed on men those good things which were announced beforehand, which things the angels desired to look into.
For there is the one Son, who accomplished His Father's will; and one human race also in which the mysteries of God are wrought, "which the angels desire to look into; "
reported unto you by them that have preached the Gospel unto you. The old things which were done by the prophets and escape the observation of most, are now revealed to you by the evangelists. For to you, he says, they are manifested by the Holy Ghost, who was sent; that is the Paraclete, of whom the Lord said, If I go not away, He will not come. John 16:7 Unto whom, it is said, the angels desire to look; not the apostate angels, as most suspect, but, what is a divine truth, angels who desire to obtain the advantage of that perfection. By precious blood, he says,
Author: Clement Of Alexandria Rank: Author AD: 215
Of ineffable and unutterable blessings, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of men; into which angels desire to look, and see what good things God hath prepared for the saints and the children who love Him."
Author: Clement Of Alexandria Rank: Author AD: 215
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1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
”Rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ”
Watching without hope faints. Therefore, all our hope should be directed toward the glory (grace), which we shall receive when the Lord Jesus appears. May the Lord be our hope (1 Thess. 1:3), and His appearance be before our eyes because He is not far from us, but He comes to us. In the Greek script, it means that He is on the way so we may receive Him. Let our hope be “fully” in the eternity, that is, with perfection and maturity. As St. John Chrysostom said, “Certainly, hope resembles a strong rope hanging from heaven to help our spirits. Whoever holds on steadfastly to this rope is elevated above the temptations of this evil world. If one weakens and does not hold on to this hope, he will fall into the pit (1).”
Footnote (1) “You will Return with greater Power” by St. John Chrysostom
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
“Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober...”
St. Peter is waking up the bride to meet her Groom repeating the call three times: “be sober, be watchful, be sober“ (ch. 4:7; 5:8), so she may be always ready for her Groom girding up her loins! St. Peter adapted this comparison from what the travelers used to do. They used to gird their loins because their clothes were long, so their long clothes would not hamper them. Or he may have adapted this comparison because one rolls up his sleeves while deeply thinking on an important matter. Or he may have adapted this comparison because the fishermen used to gird their loins while walking into the water.Then, let us gird our minds with righteousness in the life of holiness resembling our Bridegroom. St. Athanasius the Apostolic said, ”Let us gird our minds resembling our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ about whom Isaiah wrote: ‘Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, and faithfulness the belt of His waist’” [Isa 11:58].
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1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
This means that we should look forward to the reality of our splendid position as children of the Heavenly Father, who is full of goodness. As obedient children, let us not behave as we did when we were ignorant. As St. Augustine said (1), “We have earthly parents who beget us on earth for struggle then death. However, we have other parents, for God is our Father and the church is our mother, who begets us for eternal life. Let us reflect on whose children are we. Let us behave accordingly in a manner fit for such a Father.
We found a Father in heaven; therefore, we have to be careful in our behavior on earth. Whoever is related to such a Father as ours has to behave in a way fitting to deserve that relation and to obtain that inheritance.” How should we behave? “But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, ‘Be holy, for I am holy.’ And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your sojourning here in fear” [Verse 15-17].
Footnote (1) The Lord’s Prayer , 68 ed. P. 9
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
Quasi filii obedientiae, non configurati prior bus desideriis, quae fuerunt in ignomntia; sed secundum eum, qui vocavit vos, sanctum, et ipsi sancti sitis in omni conversatione. Quoniam scrip rum est: "Sancti eritis, quoniam ego sanctus sum."
Author: Clement Of Alexandria Rank: Author AD: 215
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1 Peter 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
St. Peter clarified the source, the incentive and the boundaries of our behavior:
1. Our behavior: is holiness, that is, love for heavenly matters and hatred of sin.
2. Its incentive: First: to walk according to the call with which we are called as obedient children to submit to the will of the Holy Father. As Tertullian said (1), “God’s will is our sanctification [1Thess 4:3] for He wants us to be according to His likeness, to be holy as He is holy. [Lev 11:44].” St. Peter puts the Day of Judgment before our eyes as an incentive for leading a life of holiness and righteousness.
3. Its source: The Holy God is our Father, and this is what Christianity is all about, that is, to realize the fatherhood of God and to enjoy it. This fatherhood is not build on partiality, but rather on God’s mercies and His justice, for He judges every one according to his deeds, without any partiality. Therefore, we should not despair for He is our Father, nor should we be negligent for He is the Judge. He is the just Father and the compassionate Judge. Thus, the apostle concerning circumcision abolished the incorrect Jewish thought that God is biased towards the Jews at the expense of the other nations.
4. Its boundaries: “In all your conduct.” In Greek, it means in all the roads of life or in every behavior; whether in silence or talk, whether in inner thoughts or in apparent acts.... Let every thing in us be sanctified for the Lord.
Meditating in the greatness of the salvation:
Since we are required to be watchful and to live in hope, obedience, holiness, and in God’s fear, then we accept the hard labor and sufferings voluntarily. The motive behind that is our continuous reflection on the greatness of the salvation, for it is:
1. Not with silver or gold
2.Eternal redemption!
3. It makes our faith and hope steadfast in the Father!
4. It grants us the capability of being pure.
5. It gives us the new birth.
Footnote (1) Tert. : On exhortation to chastity 1.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 15-17
15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning [here] in fear:
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1 Peter 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
St. Peter clarified the source, the incentive and the boundaries of our behavior:
1. Our behavior: is holiness, that is, love for heavenly matters and hatred of sin.
2. Its incentive: First: to walk according to the call with which we are called as obedient children to submit to the will of the Holy Father. As Tertullian said (1), “God’s will is our sanctification [1Thess 4:3] for He wants us to be according to His likeness, to be holy as He is holy. [Lev 11:44].” St. Peter puts the Day of Judgment before our eyes as an incentive for leading a life of holiness and righteousness.
3. Its source: The Holy God is our Father, and this is what Christianity is all about, that is, to realize the fatherhood of God and to enjoy it. This fatherhood is not build on partiality, but rather on God’s mercies and His justice, for He judges every one according to his deeds, without any partiality. Therefore, we should not despair for He is our Father, nor should we be negligent for He is the Judge. He is the just Father and the compassionate Judge. Thus, the apostle concerning circumcision abolished the incorrect Jewish thought that God is biased towards the Jews at the expense of the other nations.
4. Its boundaries: “In all your conduct.” In Greek, it means in all the roads of life or in every behavior; whether in silence or talk, whether in inner thoughts or in apparent acts.... Let every thing in us be sanctified for the Lord.
Meditating in the greatness of the salvation:
Since we are required to be watchful and to live in hope, obedience, holiness, and in God’s fear, then we accept the hard labor and sufferings voluntarily. The motive behind that is our continuous reflection on the greatness of the salvation, for it is:
1. Not with silver or gold
2.Eternal redemption!
3. It makes our faith and hope steadfast in the Father!
4. It grants us the capability of being pure.
5. It gives us the new birth.
Footnote (1) Tert. : On exhortation to chastity 1.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 15-17
15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning [here] in fear:
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1 Peter 1:17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning [here] in fear:
St. Peter clarified the source, the incentive and the boundaries of our behavior:
1. Our behavior: is holiness, that is, love for heavenly matters and hatred of sin.
2. Its incentive: First: to walk according to the call with which we are called as obedient children to submit to the will of the Holy Father. As Tertullian said (1), “God’s will is our sanctification [1Thess 4:3] for He wants us to be according to His likeness, to be holy as He is holy. [Lev 11:44].” St. Peter puts the Day of Judgment before our eyes as an incentive for leading a life of holiness and righteousness.
3. Its source: The Holy God is our Father, and this is what Christianity is all about, that is, to realize the fatherhood of God and to enjoy it. This fatherhood is not build on partiality, but rather on God’s mercies and His justice, for He judges every one according to his deeds, without any partiality. Therefore, we should not despair for He is our Father, nor should we be negligent for He is the Judge. He is the just Father and the compassionate Judge. Thus, the apostle concerning circumcision abolished the incorrect Jewish thought that God is biased towards the Jews at the expense of the other nations.
4. Its boundaries: “In all your conduct.” In Greek, it means in all the roads of life or in every behavior; whether in silence or talk, whether in inner thoughts or in apparent acts.... Let every thing in us be sanctified for the Lord.
Meditating in the greatness of the salvation:
Since we are required to be watchful and to live in hope, obedience, holiness, and in God’s fear, then we accept the hard labor and sufferings voluntarily. The motive behind that is our continuous reflection on the greatness of the salvation, for it is:
1. Not with silver or gold
2.Eternal redemption!
3. It makes our faith and hope steadfast in the Father!
4. It grants us the capability of being pure.
5. It gives us the new birth.
Footnote (1) Tert. : On exhortation to chastity 1.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 15-17
15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning [here] in fear:
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
Nor is there exception of persons with God; since it is not hearers of the law who are justified by the Lord, but doers, according to what the apostle withal says.
Author: Tertullian of Carthage Rank: Author AD: 220
For any one of us will hold it necessary, that whatever is the last thing to be found in a man in this respect, is that whereby he must be judged, all those things which he has previously done being wiped away and obliterated.
Knowing, then, the duty of each, "pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: for as much as ye know that ye were not deemed with corruptible things, such as silver or gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."
Author: Clement Of Alexandria Rank: Author AD: 215
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1 Peter 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;
One pays silver or gold to free the captives of war. However, the Lord did not pay silver nor gold to redeem us from our aimless conduct, but He presented His precious blood, the sufferings which the Son of God has endured and which led to the reproach of the cross! He presented His precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. The lamb is considered the most pure animal [Exod 12:5], [Deut 28:3]. The lamb was a symbol of the holy, harmless Lord Jesus [Heb 7:26], [John 1:29]. Tertullian said: “You were bought at a price, that is with the blood. You were removed from the tyranny of the flesh to glorify God in your bodies (1).” Meditating in the Cross of the Lord Jesus makes the soul yearn for sufferings, despise the riches of the world and urges her to seek the eternal glory. St. Ambrose said: “Therefore, the Cross of the Lord is my wisdom! The death of the Lord is my salvation! For we are saved with His precious blood as St. Peter said (2).” He addresses the rich to reflect on that price saying: “Let no one think that a different price was paid for him because of his richness. Richness in the Church is richness in faith, for a believer has the world of riches. Do not wander for a believer owns the inheritance of Christ, who is richer than the whole world. It was said to all and not only to the rich that you were redeemed with the precious blood. If you want to be rich, obey the One who said, ‘Be holy in all your conduct.’ He said, ‘Conduct yourselves throughout the time of your sojourning in fear.’ He said in fear, neither in luxury nor in pride, but in fear. You have a temporary stay here on earth, so use it wisely! (3)”
Footnote (1) Tert. : On Modesty 16.
(2) On the Christian Faith 3: 5
(3) Letter 63
Verses that belong to this explanation: 18-19
18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
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1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
One pays silver or gold to free the captives of war. However, the Lord did not pay silver nor gold to redeem us from our aimless conduct, but He presented His precious blood, the sufferings which the Son of God has endured and which led to the reproach of the cross! He presented His precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. The lamb is considered the most pure animal [Exod 12:5], [Deut 28:3]. The lamb was a symbol of the holy, harmless Lord Jesus [Heb 7:26], [John 1:29]. Tertullian said: “You were bought at a price, that is with the blood. You were removed from the tyranny of the flesh to glorify God in your bodies (1).” Meditating in the Cross of the Lord Jesus makes the soul yearn for sufferings, despise the riches of the world and urges her to seek the eternal glory. St. Ambrose said: “Therefore, the Cross of the Lord is my wisdom! The death of the Lord is my salvation! For we are saved with His precious blood as St. Peter said (2).” He addresses the rich to reflect on that price saying: “Let no one think that a different price was paid for him because of his richness. Richness in the Church is richness in faith, for a believer has the world of riches. Do not wander for a believer owns the inheritance of Christ, who is richer than the whole world. It was said to all and not only to the rich that you were redeemed with the precious blood. If you want to be rich, obey the One who said, ‘Be holy in all your conduct.’ He said, ‘Conduct yourselves throughout the time of your sojourning in fear.’ He said in fear, neither in luxury nor in pride, but in fear. You have a temporary stay here on earth, so use it wisely! (3)”
Footnote (1) Tert. : On Modesty 16.
(2) On the Christian Faith 3: 5
(3) Letter 63
Verses that belong to this explanation: 18-19
18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
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Title: THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER Year (original): 1999 Author: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty Number of pages: 106 Translation: FERIAL MOAWAD
Let the bishop pray for the people, and say: "Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thine inheritance, which Thou hast obtained with the precious blood of Thy Christ, and hast called a royal priesthood, and an holy nation."
And, for fear you should fly to that statement for a licence to fornication, on the ground that you will be sinning against a thing which is yours, not the Lord's, he takes you away from yourself, and awards you, according to his previous disposition, to Christ: "And ye are not your own; "immediately opposing (thereto), "for bought ye are with a price"-the blood, to wit, of the Lord:
Author: Tertullian of Carthage Rank: Author AD: 220
as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. Here he touches on the ancient Levitical and sacerdotal celebrations; but means a soul pure through righteousness which is offered to God. Verily foreknown before the foundation of the world. Inasmuch as He was foreknown before every creature, because He was Christ. But manifested in the last times by the generation of a body. Being born again, not of corruptible seed. The soul, then, which is produced along with the body is corruptible, as some think. But the word of the Lord, he says, endures for ever: as well prophecy as divine doctrine. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood.
Author: Clement Of Alexandria Rank: Author AD: 215
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1 Peter 1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
Let us meditate on His eternal love as this redeeming act is not new. Before He created us, that is before the foundation of the world, He planned to redeem us and to pay for our rebellion. This is the reason for the joy of the true believers to realize the sacrificing love of God for them. This drives them to lovingly kiss the cross and carry Him joyfully.
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1 Peter 1:21 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.
St. Peter wanted to rebuke the heresy of Philo the Alexandrian, who said that there are two gods: one for the Old Testament, who is severe and punishes sinners, and the other of the New Testament who is gentle and compassionate with sinners. Thus, St. Peter emphasizes that what the Son did was in obedience to the Father; therefore our faith and hope in Christ are in God the Father and not separated from the Father. Christ obeyed the Father, “Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered” [Heb 5:8]. He submitted to the will of the Father; therefore, He emptied Himself, incarnated, suffered, rose from the dead, and took the glory by the will of the Father, which is the same as the will of the Son (1).
Footnote (1) Refer to the article “His obedience to the Father” in the book of “Divine Love”, p. 225-228.
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And truth, as those who have forsaken the vain, empty talk and error of the multitude, and "believed in Him who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, and gave Him glory"
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1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Let us meditate on the greatness of this salvation because He does not rob one’s freedom, but He asks one to strive. For it is written, “You have purified your souls...”; therefore, there is no salvation for anyone who does not purify himself. Obeying truth through the Holy Spirit, that is obeying the Lord Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit, fulfills this purification. Obedience is by our will, whereby our will submits to the will of Christ, so that His purpose is fulfilled in us. Obedience requires strife and labor, and the Holy Spirit supports us in that! This obedience is summarized in our brotherly love because this is the purpose of the Lord Jesus and His commandment. St. Peter said that the brotherly love is open to all the human race:
1. Without partiality or bias.
2. “Without hypocrisy,” for it stems from inner love not from outward incentive.
3. “With a pure heart”: It has been purified with the Holy Spirit and has become pure in its purpose.
4. “Fervently,” for it is according to the love of Christ who died for us.
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"He said to the Shepherd, "I see that the servant of God wishes to live, and to keep these commandments, and will place these virgins in a pure habitation."
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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.
Here, St. Peter emphasizes “the new birth.” Because through it, we enjoy the greatness of salvation, and through it, we have the right to the inheritance and are willing to joyfully go through suffering. Here, he makes a comparison between the spiritual birth and the physical birth. The spiritual birth is from an incorruptible seed. It is from the living word of God that endures forever. By word, St. Peter means:
1. Logos (1): In other words, the Word Incarnate, for through His crucifixion, burial and resurrection, we were buried with Him in baptism so we may rise up by putting on Christ. [Gal 3:27]
2.The word of the gospel: It focuses on the cross without which the heavenly birth would not have been existed. St. Ambrose said: “Water, after being sanctified through the mystery of the cross, becomes fit to be used in the baptismal font and the chalice of salvation. As Moses the prophet threw the rod in the well of water, likewise the priest utters on the baptismal font with the testimony of the cross so the water may become sweet due to the work of the grace (2).”
Footnote (1) Refer to Fr. Hepolitus, “The Refutation of all Heresies” 4: 5.
(2) The Sacraments by Fr. Ambrosios, Morcos Magazine.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 23-25
23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.24For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
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1 Peter 1:24 For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
Here, St. Peter emphasizes “the new birth.” Because through it, we enjoy the greatness of salvation, and through it, we have the right to the inheritance and are willing to joyfully go through suffering. Here, he makes a comparison between the spiritual birth and the physical birth. The spiritual birth is from an incorruptible seed. It is from the living word of God that endures forever. By word, St. Peter means:
1. Logos (1): In other words, the Word Incarnate, for through His crucifixion, burial and resurrection, we were buried with Him in baptism so we may rise up by putting on Christ. [Gal 3:27]
2.The word of the gospel: It focuses on the cross without which the heavenly birth would not have been existed. St. Ambrose said: “Water, after being sanctified through the mystery of the cross, becomes fit to be used in the baptismal font and the chalice of salvation. As Moses the prophet threw the rod in the well of water, likewise the priest utters on the baptismal font with the testimony of the cross so the water may become sweet due to the work of the grace (2).”
Footnote (1) Refer to Fr. Hepolitus, “The Refutation of all Heresies” 4: 5.
(2) The Sacraments by Fr. Ambrosios, Morcos Magazine.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 23-25
23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.24For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
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1 Peter 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
Here, St. Peter emphasizes “the new birth.” Because through it, we enjoy the greatness of salvation, and through it, we have the right to the inheritance and are willing to joyfully go through suffering. Here, he makes a comparison between the spiritual birth and the physical birth. The spiritual birth is from an incorruptible seed. It is from the living word of God that endures forever. By word, St. Peter means:
1. Logos (1): In other words, the Word Incarnate, for through His crucifixion, burial and resurrection, we were buried with Him in baptism so we may rise up by putting on Christ. [Gal 3:27]
2.The word of the gospel: It focuses on the cross without which the heavenly birth would not have been existed. St. Ambrose said: “Water, after being sanctified through the mystery of the cross, becomes fit to be used in the baptismal font and the chalice of salvation. As Moses the prophet threw the rod in the well of water, likewise the priest utters on the baptismal font with the testimony of the cross so the water may become sweet due to the work of the grace (2).”
Footnote (1) Refer to Fr. Hepolitus, “The Refutation of all Heresies” 4: 5.
(2) The Sacraments by Fr. Ambrosios, Morcos Magazine.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 23-25
23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.24For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
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