Thus He is in all things glorified through Jesus Christ, "to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever.". apostles, to the Gentiles, as in ( Ephesians Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. you are the daughters of Sarah, as long as you do well, and are not afraid with any amazement ( 1 Peter 3:6 ). a great many perished. Here Peter sees the bringing safely through the waters of Noah and his family as a type of baptism. Though the patience of God wait long upon sinners, yet it will expire at last; it is beneath the majesty of the great God always to wait upon man in vain. Here in Christianity emerged the revolutionary principle that women had equal spiritual rights and with that the relationship between the sexes was changed. She must live in the conviction that the whole world is the Temple of God and that all life is lived in the presence of Christ. Let the truth that follows about the suffering of Christ serve to encourage you. It is a capital offense to convert a Moslem. The Jews were all familiar with a ransom price that used to be paid in silver. Thus the Lord Jesus, being already come and about to come again, brings before us two of these stages, while the mission of the Holy Ghost for the gospel fills up the interval between them. III. "Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope perfectly," etc. The difference is this. Because we are men, there come physical suffering, death, sorrow, distress of mind and weariness and pain of body. Since, then, Christ suffered in the flesh, you too must arm yourselves with the same conviction that he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, and as a result of this the aim of such a man now is to spend the time that remains to him of life in the flesh no longer in obedience to human passions, but in obedience to the will of God. 19 After being made alive,[ a] he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. But here the apostle speaks of none of these things, but only of the Spirit separating the saints to obey as Jesus obeyed, and to be sprinkled with His blood. If we saw a company of men in prison who had seen better days - a multitude now drunken, and debased, and poor, and riotous - it would not be improper to say that the prospect of wealth and honor was once held out to this ragged and wretched multitude. The precious blood of Christ is another thing altogether; and there alone is efficacy found before God; so also His incorruptible seed revealing Himself is planted in the heart of the saint. All this was thoroughly in season; and after it, as we are told, the blindness was taken away, and he was filled with the Holy Ghost. So the same if you go through the rite or the ritual of water baptism and it hasn't happened in your heart; it's only a witness against you. Before God we bow down in praise and adoration; before the world we are conscious of the glory grace has given us. And then the Lord said to the wives, "Submit yourself unto your own husbands" ( Ephesians 5:22 ). Here, I. For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. No Christian should think or talk about a right of ministry; for although liberty of ministry may be legitimate enough in itself, still I think it is a phrase apt to be misunderstood. It doesn't hurt, but it pays big dividends. When she was under her father she was under the patria potestas, the father's power, which gave the father the right even of life and death over her; and when she married she passed equally into the power of her husband. he went and preached to them: and as for the ends proposed, the For Christ communicated a new nature which loves to obey God's will, which accordingly is given us from conversion, before (and it may be long before) a person enjoys peace. It is argued that what this means is that it was in the time of Noah himself that Christ did this preaching; that in the Spirit long ages before this he made his appeal to the wicked men of Noah's day. The sufferings of Christ were a true and proper punishment; this punishment was suffered to expiate and to make an atonement for sin; and it extends to all sin. The meaning is that Jesus lived in a human body and was under all the limitations of time and space in the days of his flesh; and died with that body broken and bleeding upon the Cross. This will not be the case when the Jews shall be brought back to the land. It is not merely speaking according to His oracles, which is the usual way in which men interpret the passage, and thence derive their license for speaking as they judge fitting without thinking of God's will. Give her that security; give her that strength. In fact, the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in no one but the Christian. Jesus said, "Blessed are ye," and the word "blessed" is happy; "when men persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. A cultivated Greek believed that it was the mark of an intelligent man that he was able to give and to receive a logos ( G3056) concerning his actions and belief. For Christ also died once and for all for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. hope of salvation afterwards; and the latter is absurd, vain, and The obvious sense is, that Peter supposed there were spirits in prison at the time when he wrote, and that to those same spirits the Son of God had at some time preached, or had made some proclamation respecting the will of God. I haven't found any biblical evidence for that conclusion. When we enter upon Church membership, God asks us: "Do you accept the conditions of my service, with all privileges and all its responsibilities, with all its promises and all its demands?" were in it, to whom he sometimes went, and preached; nor is his "To salvation" you will not find in your common Bibles, but it is none the less true for all that. But there is discipline also. It comes, second, from the fact that the Christian has a new standard of comparison. The idea is, that to those spirits who were then in prison who had formerly lived in the days of Noah, the message had been in fact delivered. In this case then we have the Christian by divine grace possessed of a new nature which loves to obey. A third group holds that Jesus proclaimed His victory on the cross to fallen angels. Just so, Jesus Christ was speaking through Peters readers to their unbelieving persecutors as they bore witness for Him in a hostile world. These were people who were once on earth in the flesh; now (at the time of Peters writing) they are spirits in prison. And scripture is clear and peremptory as to all these things. Peter, as it were, gathers together the great qualities of the Christian life. Sep 19, 2015. Who are referred to by spirits? It is not a spineless submission that is meant but, as someone has finely put it, a "voluntary selflessness." nature; and that the Gospel was preached in those early times, as We may put it this way. In what sense does baptism save us? You have to look onto the heavenly future. "The church," as such, does not come in till the end of the first chapter. After this Peter not only branches out into the outward life, but takes particular note of the family and its relationships. This is, indeed, a more tolerable sense than the former; but it will be difficult to show, that men, in the present state of life, are called "spirits", which seems to be a word that relates to the souls of men, in a separate state from their bodies; and especially that carnal and unconverted men are ever so called; and besides, the apostle is speaking of such who were disobedient in the times of Noah; and therefore not of the Gentiles, in the times of the apostles: add to which, that the transition from the times of the apostles, according to this sense, to the days of Noah, is very unaccountable; this sense does not agree with the connection of the words: others are of opinion, that this is meant of the souls of the Old Testament saints, who were , "in a watch", as they think the phrase may be rendered, instead of "in prison": and said to be in such a situation, because they were intent upon the hope of promised salvation, and were looking out for the Messiah, and anxiously desiring his coming, and which he, by some gracious manifestation, made known unto them: but though the word may sometimes signify a watch, yet more commonly a prison, and which sense best suits here; nor is that anxiety and uneasiness, which represents them as in a prison, so applicable to souls in a state of happiness; nor such a gracious manifestation so properly called preaching; and besides, not believers, but unbelievers, disobedient ones, are here spoken of; and though it is only said they were sometimes so, yet to what purpose should this former character be once mentioned of souls now in glory? desiring his coming, and which he, by some gracious Some advocates of this view say this took place in hell between His crucifixion and His resurrection. You are the strong one, give her that strength. See Matthew 3:1; Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:35; Mark 5:20; Mark 7:36. You can easily judge whether that day is come now. However, apart from that, on which I do not mean to enter more tonight, one thing is remarkable, that even when all was in apostolic, order, and where pastors and teachers and prophets and so on were, and besides, where the elders had been fitly appointed by the apostles themselves or by apostolic men, even there and at that very time they were exhorted against the notion of considering, "This is my congregation, and that is your leader." God is so patient that he waited for 120 years before sending the Flood in Noahs day (Genesis 6:3). [Note: Fanning, pp. besides, the text says not one word of the delivering of these NICZSB. We must leave room for all truth. Acts 2:27, as all the newer translations correctly show, should be translated not: "Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell," but, "Thou wilt not abandon my soul to Hades." These things were always true in principle, and never can be touched while man lives on earth. Beautiful Christian trait: courtesy. The Baptism Of The Christian ( 1 Peter 3:18-22). There is the suffering in which we are involved because of our humanity. Mediator, in his divine nature, and by his Spirit discharged that And the answer, before witnesses was: "Yes." human soul of Christ, but his divine nature, is designed by the The epistle to the Hebrews of all the Pauline epistles is that which most approaches the testimony of Peter, and coalescing in it to a large extent. ", THE SAVING WORK OF CHRIST ( 1 Peter 3:17-22 ; 1 Peter 4:1-6 ). The effect of sin is always alienation from God. Second, it is improbable that the "sons of God" were angels. And when the Lord Jesus appears by and by, there will be not the gospel as it is now preached, nor the Holy Ghost as He is now sent down from heaven, but the word going forth and the Spirit poured out suitably to that day. Search for Gold Beneath Biblical Tensions. What a place for the Christian! If a man's heart is set on earthly things, possessions, happiness, pleasure, ease and comfort, he is of all men most vulnerable. It would better be translated "full of pity." That is, we have had accomplishment in the past; and we look for future fulfilment of all the bright anticipations of the coming kingdom. It has been well pointed out that we are involved in two kinds of suffering. Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus to get the best value in digital Bible study. There is tupos ( G5179) , type, which means a seal, and there is antitupos ( G499) , antitype, which means the impression of the seal. Noah faced the same type of opposition in his day that Peters original readers did in theirs and we do in ours. But certainly when the Israelites were binding themselves to obey the law, it was as far as possible from a confession of atonement. Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular, Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular, Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. And always as far as the wife, it is subjection to the husband. Many great scholars have accepted that view; but we do not think it is the view which comes naturally from Peter's words. I admit it requires faith; but then the Lord cannot but look for faith in Christian people. There is nothing at all in the verse that warrants a web of doctrine strange to the rest of the Bible. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven" ( Matthew 5:11-12 ). And though, does not speak with such distinctness, it must not thus be understood as though he mixed together the righteous and the wicked without any difference, but he only wishes to teach, that a, By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. The rest of the chapter consists of exhortations to the younger ones, and finally to all, with a prayer that "the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered a while, himself shall make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. The true drift is this "Nor as lording it over your possessions." Some interpreters believe that the incident involving the sons of God and the daughters of men (Genesis 6:1-4) is what Peter had in view here. The case for Christianity must be presented with winsomeness and with love, and with that wise tolerance which realizes that it is not given to any man to possess the whole truth. Take Psalms 22:1-31 or Isaiah 53:1-12, where we have the sufferings which belonged to Christ, and the glories after these. This, again, is somewhat peculiarly put in our version. Even so, "Baptism," Peter says, "saves us." As I go down in the water, it's being buried. Wives and Husbands. 1 Peter 2. "The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the request. And you have become her children, if you do good, and if you do not become a prey to fluttering fears. Hence it is evident that, as long as the times of the Gentiles proceed, the Jews cannot regain their ancient title, nor become the real owners of Emmanuel's land. 211.]. If they are fallen angels, Peter may have meant that after Jesus Christ arose He announced to them that their doom was now sure. Wherever the saints have shown faith or unbelief, whether hindered by the world, the flesh, or the devil, whatever the particular snare that has drawn them aside, all will be made plain then. In between the Old and New Testaments many legends sprang up about Enoch and famous and important books were written under his name. "Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as being lords over God's heritage." And so it's important that there be a harmony within the house. So here we find that the Christian Jews, who might have exonerated themselves from the burden laid on them by their heathen masters, are earnestly exhorted by the apostle Peter to do their bidding for the Lord's sake. For Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God being put to death __ in the flesh but quickened by the Spirit 1 Peter 3:18 Hebrew Bible 1 Peter 3:18 Aramaic NT: Peshitta They, like the fallen angels, were then "spirits in prison." They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. It is practical; and holiness costs suffering in this world. Then the prophecies will be fulfilled. Purgatory, or the limbus patrum, say the Romanists - a place in which departed souls are supposed to be confined, and in which their final destiny may still be effected by the purifying fires which they endure, by the prayers of the living, or by a message in some way conveyed to their gloomy abodes - in which such sins may be expiated as do not deserve eternal damnation. Another ancient MS. in my possession has the words nearly as in the printed copy: In quo et hiis qui in carcere CONCLUSI erant SPIRITUALITER veniens praedicavit; "in which, coming spiritually, he preached to those who were SHUT UP in prison.". Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. (c) The context indicates that Christ was preaching through Noah, who was in a persecuted minority, and God saved Noah, which is similar to the situation in Peters time: Christ is now preaching the gospel through Peter and his readers (1 Peter 3:15) to a persecuted minority, and God will save them. This is, indeed, a more tolerable sense than the former; And so to assert my manhood, I become very strong, cold and aloof. .") call "Limbus Patrum", which they suppose is meant by the prison The more he shows his love, the easier she finds it to submit to him.Now he may be stupid, he may lose everything, but he's here and he loves me and, you know we're together, we'll make it. 1 Peter 3:19 Parallel Verses [ See commentary ] 1 Peter 3:19, NIV: After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits-- 1 Peter 3:19, ESV: in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, 1 Peter 3:19, KJV: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 1 Peter 3:19, NASB: in which He also went and made proclamation to the spirits in . But it did not matter whether one gave silver or gold, it was all corruptible; and to what did it come at last? All rights reserved. So "be full of pity", or another translation of the Greek word is tenderhearted. That is a magnificent picture. The speaker should be God's mouthpiece for making His mind known there and then. But there is another thing to be considered. The" sanctification of the Spirit" here spoken of is absolute. If he once suffered, and then entered into glory, shall not we be patient under trouble, since it will be but a little time and we shall follow him to glory? It is easy to lose the sense of pity and still easier to be satisfied with a sentimentalism which feels a moment's comfortable sorrow and does nothing. This, in fact, is a truth which is ingrained into the New Testament. To this the answer is easy. When one member of the body suffers all the other members suffer with it; and when one member is honoured, all the members rejoice with it ( 1 Corinthians 12:26), and it must be so with Christians, who are the body of Christ. 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