1 Peter 2:3

If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Peter alludes to Psalms 34:8 The first tastes of God's goodness are afterward followed by fuller experiences A Peter alludes to Psalms 34:8. The first tastes of God's goodness are afterward followed by fuller experiences. A taste whets the appetite (Bengel). GRACIOUS, [ Chreestos (G5543)] - benignant, kind; as God is revealed in Christ, "the Lord." We who are born again, ought so to be kind to the brethren (1 Peter 1:22). 'Whosoever has not tasted the word, to him it is not sweet; but to them who have experienced it, who with the heart believe, "C...

3_If so be that ye have tasted; _or, _If indeed ye have tasted_. He alludes to Psalms 34:8, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” But he says that this taste is to be had in Christ, as, doubtless, our souls can find no rest anywhere but in him. But he has drawn the ground of his exhortation from the goodness of God, because his kindness, which we perceive in Christ, ought to allure us; for what follows,...

1-10 Evil-speaking is a sign of malice and guile in the heart; and hinders our profiting by the word of God. A new life needs suitable food. Infants desire milk, and make the best endeavours for it which they are able to do; such must be a Christian's desires after the word of God. Our Lord Jesus Christ is very merciful to us miserable sinners; and he has a fulness of grace. But even the best of God's servants, in this life, have only a taste of the consolations of God. Christ is called a Stone, to teach his servants that he is their protection and security, the foundation on which they are built. He is precious in the excellence of his nature, the dignity of his office, and the glory of his services. All true believers are a holy priesthood; sacred to God, serviceable to others, endowed with heavenly gifts and graces. But the most spiritual sacrifices of the best in prayer and praise a...

Verse 1 Peter 2:3. _IF SO BE YE HAVE TASTED_] ειπερ εγευσασθε. _Seeing ye_ _have tasted_. There could be no _doubt_ that they had tasted the goodness of Christ _who were born again, of incorruptible seed_, and whose _hearts were purified by the truth_, and who _had like precious_ _faith_ with the apostles themselves. _THAT THE LORD_ is _gracious._] οτι χρηστος ο κυριος. From the similarity of the letters, many MSS. and several of the _fathers_ have read, χριστος ο κυριος, _the Lord is Christ_, or _Christ is the_ _Lord_. This seems to refer to Psalms 34:8: _O taste and see that the Lord_ is _good_; γευσασθε και ιδετε οτι χρηστος ο κυριος, _Sept_. And there is still a reference to the...

IF SO BE YE HAVE TASTED THAT THE LORD IS GRACIOUS - Or rather, as Doddridge renders it, “Since you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.” The apostle did not mean to express any doubt on the subject, but to state that, since they had had an experimental acquaintance with the grace of God, they should desire to increase more and more in the knowledge and love of him. On the use of the word “taste,” see the notes at Hebrews 6:4....

EXPOSITIONS 1 PETER 2:1 WHEREFORE LAYING ASIDE. Those who would wear the white robe of regeneration must lay aside the filthy garments (Zechariah 3:3) of the old carnal life. So St. Paul bids us put off the old man and put on the new (Ephesians 4:22, Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:8, Colossians 3:10; comp. also Romans 13:14

IF SO BE YE HAVE TASTED THAT THE LORD IS GRACIOUS. Reference is had to Psalms 34:8, "O taste and see that the Lord is good"; and the Syriac version here adds, "if ye have seen": by the Lord is meant, the Lord Jesus Christ, as the following words show, who is gracious and amiable, and lovely in his person; who has a fulness of grace in him for his people; has displayed his grace towards them, in engaging for them as a surety, in assuming their nature, obeying, suffering, and dying in their stead; he is gracious in his word and promises, truths and ordinances, and in all his offices and relations; and regenerate persons have tasted that he is so: an unregenerate man has no spiritual taste; his taste is vitiated by sin, and not being changed, sin is a sweet morsel in his mouth, and he disrelishes everything that is spiritual; but one that is born again savours the things of the Spirit of Go...

1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice,_ This is one of the old corruptible things, so put it away from you 1 Peter 2:1. _And all guile,_ All crafty tricks, all falsehood, exaggeration, double meanings to your words, and the like,- 1. _And hypocrisies, and envies,_ All hatred of those who are either better or better off than you are,- 1 Peter 2:1. _And all evil speaking,_ Thus the tongue expresses what the heart feels. Laying all these evil things aside, you will prove that you have been born again, born of the incorruptible seed which liveth and abideth for ever....

1 PETER 2:3 eiv {B} The reading eiv, supported by early representatives of the Alexandrian type of text (î72 a* A B), was improved stylistically in later witnesses by using the more subtle ei;per (ac C K P Y 81 614 1739 vg syrh), which among New Testament authors occurs only in Paul....

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