1 Peter 1:23

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. Christian brotherhood flows from new birth of an imperishable seed, God's abiding word; the consideration urged to lead us to brotherly love. As natural relationship begets natural affection, so spiritual relationship spiritual, and therefore abiding love, even as the seed from which it springs is abiding, not transitory, as earthly things. OF ... OF ... BY. "The word of God" is not the material of the spiritual new birth, but its mean. By means of the word the man receives the incorruptible seed, the Holy Spirit, and so becomes "born again:" John 3:3, "Born of water and the Spirit," where, there being but one Greek article to the two nouns, the close connection of the sign and the grace signified is implied. The word is...

23_Being born again _Here is another reason for an exhortation, — that since they were new men and born again of God, it behoved them to form a life worthy of God and of their spiritual regeneration. And this seems to be connected with a verse in 1 Peter 2:2 respecting the milk of the word, which they were to seek, that their way of living might correspond with their birth. It may, however, be extended wider, so as to be connected also with what has gone before; for Peter collected together those things which may lead us to an upright and a holy life. The object, then, of Peter was to teach us that we cannot be Christians without regeneration; for the Gospel is not preached, that it may be only heard by us, but that it may, as a seed of immortal life, altogether reform our hearts. (18) Moreover, the _corruptible seed _is set in opposition to God

17-25 Holy confidence in God as a Father, and awful fear of him as a Judge, agree together; and to regard God always as a Judge, makes him dear to us as a Father. If believers do evil, God will visit them with corrections. Then, let Christians not doubt God's faithfulness to his promises, nor give way to enslaving dread of his wrath, but let them reverence his holiness. The fearless professor is defenceless, and Satan takes him captive at his will; the desponding professor has no heart to avail himself of his advantages, and is easily brought to surrender. The price paid for man's redemption was the precious blood of Christ. Not only openly wicked, but unprofitable conversation is highly dangerous, though it may plead custom. It is folly to resolve, I will live and die in such a way, because my forefathers did so. God had purposes of special favour toward his people, long before he made...

Verse 23. _BEING BORN AGAIN_] For being born of Abraham's seed will not avail to the entering of the kingdom of heaven. _NOT OF CORRUPTIBLE SEED_] By no human generation, or earthly means; _but of incorruptible _- a Divine and heavenly principle which is not liable to decay, nor to be affected by the changes and chances to which all sublunary things are exposed. _BY THE WORD OF GOD_] Δια λογου ζωντος Θεου· By the _doctrine of_ _the living God, which remaineth for ever_; which doctrine shall never change, any more than the source shall whence it proceeds....

BEING BORN AGAIN - See the notes at John 3:3. NOT OF CORRUPTIBLE SEED - “Not by virtue of any descent from human parents” - Doddridge. The result of such a birth, or of being begotten in this way - for so the word rendered “born again” more properly signifies - is only corruption and decay. We are begotten only to die. There is no permanent, enduring life produced by that. It is in this sense that this is spoken of as, “corruptible seed,” because it results in decay and death. The word here rendered “seed” - σπορά spora - occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. BUT OF INCORRUPTIBLE - By truth, communicating a living principle to the soul which can never decay. Compare...

EXPOSITIONS 1 PETER 1:1 PETER. It is the Greek form of the name, which the Lord Jesus himself had given to the great apostle; first, by anticipation, in the spirit of prophecy (John 1:42); and again when the prophecy was already in a measure fulfilled, and Simon was proving himself to be indeed a stone, built upon the Rock of Ages, which is Christ (Matthew 16:18). It was his Christian name; he must have prized that name as the gift of Christ, reminding him always, of his confession and of the Savior's promise, urging him to maintain throughout life that rock-like steadfastness which was indeed characteristic of him, but in which he had more than once very sadly failed. The us

BEING BORN AGAIN,.... As they were of God, according to his abundant mercy, by the resurrection of Christ, to a lively hope of a glorious inheritance; as in 1 Peter 1:3 and therefore seeing they were brethren in a spiritual relation, they ought to love as brethren; being children of the same Father, belonging to the same family and household, having the same spirit, and the same nature and disposition, and being members one of another, and heirs of the same grace and glory; and not only so, but were taught of God their Father, in regeneration, to love one another: it became them highly, therefore, to exercise that grace, and particularly since they were born, NOT OF CORRUPTIBLE SEED, BUT OF INCORRUPTIBLE; referring not to seed cast into the earth, which first corrupts and dies, and then is quickened, and rises, and brings forth fruit; but to human seed, and which the Jews cal

1 Peter 1:1. _Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 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._ So may it be to all of you who are gathered here; grace first, and peace next; but may both grace and peace be multiplied unto you! Much grace, and much peace, may you have, brethren and sisters in Christ Jesus! 1 Peter 1:3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, an

1 PETER 1:23 me,nontoj After me,nontoj the Textus Receptus, in company with K L P most minuscules vg syrp eth, adds eivj to.n aivw/na. The phrase, which is an intrusion from ver. 1 Peter 1:25, is absent from a wide variety of representative types of text (î72 a A B C 33 322 323 424c 436 618 1739 1852 2138 vgmss syrh copsa, bo arm Didymus Cyril Jerome)....

II. THE BLESSINGS AND PRIVILEGES OF ALL BELIEVERS CHAPTER 1:22-2:10 _ 1. The new birth (1 Peter 1:22)_ 2. Spiritual growth (1 Peter 2:1) 3. The privileges of believers as the holy and royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:4) 1 Peter 1:22 The relationship of those who are thus redeemed, whose faith and hope is in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, whose souls are purified by obedience to the truth, unto unfeigned love of the brethren, is stated first: “Love one another with a pure heart fervently.” All the elect through the foreknowledge of God the Father are covered by the same love, are