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THE WONDROUS GRACE (1 OF 4)
by Marion Clark
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:10-12
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The Wondrous Grace (1 of 4)
Series: 1 Peter
D. Marion Clark
1 Peter 1:10-12
Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, 11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
We have learned some great news in just the first nine verses of 1 Peter. What have we learn? We are God's elect for whom all three persons of the godhead have actively worked for our salvation. We have been born again into a living hope of an inheritance of eternal life that we cannot lose. Even our trials are only serving to strengthen our faith for the day when we ourselves will receive praise and glory. Is there anything more that can be said? Well, Peter, as if all this news was not enough, wants to let us know what other rather important people think of what we have.
The One Message
Peter inserts an interesting term in place of salvation. He uses the term grace: the prophets who spoke of the grace that was to come to you. He is reminding us that the work of salvation is not our work, but the free gift of God to us. The grace (the free gift) coming to us is the work of Christ - his incarnation, atonement (the sufferings) and resurrection and ascension (the glories).
These prophets would be the prophets of the Old Testament. We have to be careful not to limit them to the writers of the section that we label prophets. They would include not only those persons with the label but other writers and men of God. David is a prophet who spoke of the Christ, as is Moses. Peter would be thinking of all those who spo ...
Series: 1 Peter
D. Marion Clark
1 Peter 1:10-12
Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, 11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
We have learned some great news in just the first nine verses of 1 Peter. What have we learn? We are God's elect for whom all three persons of the godhead have actively worked for our salvation. We have been born again into a living hope of an inheritance of eternal life that we cannot lose. Even our trials are only serving to strengthen our faith for the day when we ourselves will receive praise and glory. Is there anything more that can be said? Well, Peter, as if all this news was not enough, wants to let us know what other rather important people think of what we have.
The One Message
Peter inserts an interesting term in place of salvation. He uses the term grace: the prophets who spoke of the grace that was to come to you. He is reminding us that the work of salvation is not our work, but the free gift of God to us. The grace (the free gift) coming to us is the work of Christ - his incarnation, atonement (the sufferings) and resurrection and ascension (the glories).
These prophets would be the prophets of the Old Testament. We have to be careful not to limit them to the writers of the section that we label prophets. They would include not only those persons with the label but other writers and men of God. David is a prophet who spoke of the Christ, as is Moses. Peter would be thinking of all those who spo ...
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