1 Peter 1:4 We are reintroduced to an imperishable inheritance, which has been flawlessly preserved for us in the heavenly realm, where neither Adam’s fall, nor mankind’s failure to justify themselves, could possibly contaminate, discredit or diminish the original portion of our true sonship realized in Christ Jesus! (Here Peter employs three adjectives to reinforce the idea of the absolute imperishable integrity of our inheritance. The word, aphthartos from a + ptheiro, incorrubtable, indestructable, imperishable, that which time cannot decay or decrease; the word, amiantos, a + miaino, discredit, dishonor, flaw; then he uses the word amarantos, from a + maraino, extinguish, neither time nor decay could touch or contaminate it in any way! The verb, teteremenen, is in the perfect passive tense, which translates having been kept. See also Hebrews 6:16,17 1:5 Your legitimate inheritance was guarded all along by God’s belief in you, to be fully unveiled in the conclusion of time as the perfect solution to mankind’s predicament! (Jesus, the incarnate Word, is the fullness of time! Hebrews 1:1-3; Galatians 4:4) 1:6 So, regardless of any degree of contradiction, whether prolonged, or swift, your reason for exuberant joy remains uninterrupted; even at times where you might have occasion to feel utterly miserable! Mirror Bible
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 10:25:11 +0000
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