Amos 3:3; Leviticus 11:44; Leviticus 19:2; Leviticus 20:7
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy - Leviticus 11:44 . This command was addressed at first to the Israelites, but it is with equal...
(9) Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. (9) He shows that sanctification does necessarily follow adoption.
Here the practical aim of the epistle becomes at the earliest possible moment clearly manifest. The writer finds in the central reality of the Christ...
Be ye holy, &c . Quoted from Leviticus 11:44 . See also Leviticus 19:2 ; Leviticus 20:7 .
DISCOURSE: 2386 NECESSITY OF HOLINESS 1 Peter 1:15-16 . As he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; becaus...
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. Scripture is the source of all authority in questions of doctrine and practice. Be ye hol...
Greeting in the Name of the Holy Trinity. Encouragement to Hope in Faith and Obedience 1, 2. To the strangers scattered throughout.. elect] RV 'to...
Because it is written ] It was a habit of St. Peter to clench his words in this way. From the sacred writings he recognised no appeal: cp. 1 Peter...
(13-25) GENERAL APPLICATION OF THE FOREGOING. — This salvation being so magnificent, the Asiatic Hebrews must cling to it tenaciously, in holiness, i...
Be ye holy; for I am holy. — The better reading here is, Ye shall he holy; it is still, however, a command, not a promise — except that all God’s...
Chapter 4 THE CHRISTIAN'S IDEAL, AND THE STEPS THEREUNTO 1 Peter 1:13-21 THE Apostle, who has set forth the character of the Christian's elect...
Redeemed and Purified 1 Peter 1:13-25 The appeal for a holy life is enforced by considering the great cost of our redemption and the great hope...
Like the letter of James, the purpose of this was to establish those who were passing through a period of suffering and testing. In his introduction...
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 Re 1-22, and live upon t...
PERSONAL HOLINESS ‘Be ye holy; for I am Holy.’ 1 Peter 1:16 The question at once meets us, ‘What is holiness?’ The original word, which we h...
Because it is written ,.... In Leviticus 11:44 be ye holy, for I am holy : an argument the apostle knew must have weight with these persons, who...
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. Ver. 16. Be ye holy ] i.e. Separate from sin, and dedicated to God, in conformity to whom sta...
Wherefore Since your lot is fallen into these glorious times, wherein you enjoy such high privileges above what the people of God formerly enjoyed;...
Peter writes with apostolic authority and though it is directly to the dispersed Jewish Christians (strangers both because Jews among Gentiles, and b...
Sobriety and Holiness; Exhortation to Brotherly Love. A. D. 66....
I am your Father, and therefore you ought to imitate and obey me: or, I that have severed you from other people, that you should be mine, Leviticus...
In The Light Of Their Great Privilege And Blessing They Should Set Themselves To Live Accordingly ( 1 Peter 1:13-16 ). In the light of the wonder...
‘Because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy”.' And this requirement is confirmed by the Scriptures. The citation is from Leviticus 11...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 Peter 1:13 . Be sober .—The word suggests a sobriety of the Nazarite type. To the end .—Margin, perfectly; hope...
1 Peter 1:16 God's Holiness and Man's. I. The nature of God is the foundation of moral obligation. When we travel in thought to the cause and ori...
1 Peter 1:1-2 . Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. Elect acc...
1 Peter 1:1-2 . Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Elect acc...
1 Peter 1:1 . Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, It must have been very pleasant to his heart to write those words, not «Peter, who denied his M...
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 revelati...
1 Peter 1:1 . Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ. These are his credentials from him who is Prince of the kings of the earth. To the strangers scat...
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind. Tighten the belt “Wherefore,” for this reason, that your salvation was so great an object of interest...
Expositions 1 Peter 1:1 Peter . It is the Greek form of the name, which the Lord Jesus himself had given to the great apostle; first, by...
An Admonition to Lead a Godly Life. The need of holiness:
because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy. Because the believers are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation, therefore there...
Strengthening the Brethren 1 Peter 1:10-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction we wish to emphasize the concluding message of our last s...
The Book of Books 1 Peter 1:10-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is said on one occasion, when Sir Walter Scott was sick, he called his son requesting...
Leviticus 11:44 .
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.