CHAPTER 1 THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PETER THE WORK OF THE TRINITY IN MAN'S ELECTION AND SALVATION 1 Peter 1:1 "WHEN thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren," Luke 22:32 was the Lord's injunction to St. Peter, of which this Epistle may be considered as a part fulfillment. So richly stored is it... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 2 THE HEAVENLY INHERITANCE 1 Peter 1:3 "OUT of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh," words true of all this letter, but of no part more true than of the thanksgiving with which it opens. The Apostle recalls those dark three days in which the life he bore was worse than death. His... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 3 THE UNITY AND GLORIOUSNESS OF THE PLAN OF REDEMPTION 1 Peter 1:10 THE message of the Gospel unlocks the treasures of Old Testament revelation. Evangelists and Apostles are the exponents of the prophets. The continuity of Divine revelation has never been broken. The Spirit which spake thr... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 4 THE CHRISTIAN'S IDEAL, AND THE STEPS THEREUNTO 1 Peter 1:13 THE Apostle, who has set forth the character of the Christian's election, who has given to the converts large assurance for the hope which he exhorts them to hold, who has proclaimed the exceeding glory of their inheritance in t... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 5 CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD: ITS CHARACTER AND DUTIES 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 2:1 THAT holy lives have been lived in solitude none would venture to dispute, and that devout Christians have found strength for themselves and given examples to the world by withdrawal from the society of their fell... [ Continue Reading ]