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Who were chosen and foreknown by God
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Posted on: 28th Feb 2014
1 Peter 1:2 (KJV)
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.
1 Peter 1:2 (AMP)
2 Who were chosen and foreknown by God the Father and consecrated (sanctified, made holy) by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and to be sprinkled with [His] blood: May grace (spiritual blessing) and peace be given you in increasing abundance [that spiritual peace to be realized in and through Christ, freedom from fears, agitating passions, and moral conflicts].
Reflections:
I was overwhelmed when I read this verse in the Amplified Version (see above). It�s great in the King James Version, but it becomes spectacularly full and rich in the Amplified Version! Let�s break it down a bit:
We were chosen and foreknown by God the Father. �For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren (Rom 8:29).
We were consecrated by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood. This means we were made priests of God just like Aaron, but rather in the Spirit; by faith. We too were sprinkled with the blood of consecration and sanctification (Ex 29:20) only it was Jesus� blood.. Consecrated (sanctified) is to be totally dedicated and set apart for God�s use.
Just look at this �
Grace was given us in increasing abundance so that we would have:
� Peace through Christ
� Freedom from fears
� Freedom from agitating passions
� Freedom from moral conflicts
I honestly just don�t know how it could get any richer and fuller than this � do you?
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Laura responded to yesterday's "Bible Portion for Today" regarding God's integrity:
I have found for myself when I made a conscious decision to turn it all over to God, my stress level went down. Why worry about it. He is control. And I may not like a decision, but when I tell myself, He knows what he is doing, it takes all the stress away. Don't worry, be happy. Let not your heart be troubled.
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