1 Peter 1:7

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Aim of the "temptations." TRIAL, [ dokimion (G1383)] - testing. That your faith so proved 'may be found (aorist, heurethee (G2147): once for all, as the result of being proved) unto (eventuating in) praise,' to be bestowed by the Judge. THAN OF GOLD - rather 'than gold.' THOUGH, [ de (G1161)] - 'which perisheth, YET is tried with fire.' If gold, though perishing (1 Peter 1:18...

7._Much more precious than of gold _The argument is from the less to the greater; for if gold, a corruptible metal, is deemed of so much value that we prove it by fire, that it may become really valuable, what wonder is it that God should require a similar trial as to faith, since faith is deemed by him so excellent? And though the words seem to have a different meaning, he yet compares faith to gold, and makes it more precious than gold, that hence he might draw the conclusion, that it ought to be fully proved. (11) It is moreover uncertain how far he extends the meaning of the words, “tried” δοκιμάζεσθαι and “trial” δοκίμιον Gold is, indeed, tried twice by fire; first, when it is separated from its dross; and then, when a judgment is to be formed of its purity. Both modes of trial may very suitably be applied to faith; for when ther

1-9 This epistle is addressed to believers in general, who are strangers in every city or country where they live, and are scattered through the nations. These are to ascribe their salvation to the electing love of the Father, the redemption of the Son, and the sanctification of the Holy Ghost; and so to give glory to one God in three Persons, into whose name they had been baptized. Hope, in the world's phrase, refers only to an uncertain good, for all worldly hopes are tottering, built upon sand, and the worldling's hopes of heaven are blind and groundless conjectures. But the hope of the sons of the living God is a living hope; not only as to its object, but as to its effect also. It enlivens and comforts in all distresses, enables to meet and get over all difficulties. Mercy is the spring of all this; yea, great mercy and manifold mercy. And this well-grounded hope of salvation, is a...

Verse 7. _THAT THE TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH, BEING MUCH MORE_ _PRECIOUS THAN OF GOLD_] As by the action of fire gold is separated from all alloy and heterogeneous mixtures, and is proved to be gold by its enduring the action of the fire without losing any thing of its nature, weight, colour, or any other property, so genuine faith is proved by adversities, especially such as the primitive Christians were obliged to pass through. For the word was then, "Renounce Jesus and live," "Cleave to him and die;" for every Christian was in continual danger of losing his life. He then who preferred Christianity to his life gave full proof, not only of his own sincerity, but also of the excellency of the principle by which he was influenced; as his religion put him in possession of greater blessings, and more solid comforts, than any thing the earth could afford. _THOUGH IT BE TRIED WITH FIRE_] That is:...

THAT THE TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH - The putting of your religion to the test, and showing what is its real nature. Compare James 1:3, James 1:12. BEING MUCH MORE PRECIOUS THAN OF GOLD - This does not mean that their faith was much more precious than gold, but that the testing of it, (δοκίμιον dokimion,) the process of showing whether it was or was not genuine, was a much more important and valuable process than that of testing gold in the fire. More important results were to be arrived at by it, and it was more desirable that it should be done. THAT PERISHETH - Not that gold perishes by the process of being tried in the fire, for this is not the fact, an

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

THAT THE TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH,.... This is the principal end which God has in afflictive providences, to try the faith of his people; so the faith of Abraham, Job, Habakkuk, and others, have been tried: BEING MUCH MORE PRECIOUS THAN OF GOLD THAT PERISHETH: the grace of faith is much more precious than gold; since that perisheth by using, but faith does not; and since it is so valuable as not to be obtained by it; and since those that have it, though poor in this world, are rich, and heirs of a kingdom: but the trying of it is abundantly more precious than gold; for not only as gold being tried in the fire is purged from its dross, and is proved to be genuine and shines the brighter, so faith, being tried in the fire of afflictions, is purged from unbelief; and the believer is purged from his dross and tin, and his iniquity is purged, and the fruit of all is to take away sin; and he is tr...

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._ How sweetly the apostle is obeying his Master's command, «When thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.» This is the same Peter who once began to sink beneath the waves, yet now he is helping others to stand. This is the very Peter who denied his master, but he begins his Epistle by owning himself to be «an apostle of Jesus Christ.» What wonders the Lord Jesus had wrought for Peter by his grace! It is no marvel, therefore, that he should say to others, «Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.»...

MIGHT Suffering, in First Peter, is set in the light of: (1) assured salvation. (1 Peter 1:2). (2) the greater glory at Christ's appearing. (1 Peter 1:7); (3) Christ's sufferings and coming glories. (1 Peter 1:11). (4) the believer's association with Him in both. (1 Peter 2:20); (1 Peter 2:21); (1 Peter 3:17); (1 Peter 3:18); ...

1 PETER 1:7 doki,mion {A} The word doki,mion, which in classical Greek meant “a means or instrument of testing,” in koine Greek came to be used as an adjective equivalent in meaning to do,kimon “approved, genuine.” Of the two readings here the Committee preferred doki,mion, which is supported by all uncials and almost all minuscules. The variant do,kimon is read by î72, 74 23 56 69 206 429. (See also the comment on Jas 1.3.)...