Study of First Peter Lesson
15
Review:
Observations
on Fear! (cont'd)
2. Characteristics of those who fear the Lord:
a.
Is said to be clean. Psa 19:9; teharah speaks of
ritual purity, that is being experientially righteous, in fellowship, operating
on a F/O/R of truth, Dvpt.
b.
They are tenacious towards the Word knowing that it provides the wisdom and
understanding needed in life. Psa 111:10; Prov 9:10
c. Are teachable: Prov. 1:7;
d. Chooses to walk in
His way (by the directive will of God) Psa 128:1
e. Will have strong
confidence in life Prov 14:26.
f. Will choose to separate from and to hate evil. Prov 3:5-7;
g. Are contented within
their niche. Prov 15:16; 16:8
3. There are benefits or blessings associated
with the "fear of the Lord." Psa. 115:13
a.
There is the prolonging of life Prov. 10:27;
b.
Divine guidance is there for the one who fears the Lord. Psa. 25:12,14
c.
Deliverance in time of trouble Psa. 34:4-7;
33:18-22;
4. Occupation with Christ (fear of the Lord in
operation in our life) neutralizes fear while rejection of truth, pursuing
false doctrine enslaves with fear. Heb
13:5b-6; Psa 56:3,11;1
1:18-19 The Means of our
Redemption, the basis or fountain from
which flows the fear and right
conduct.
Knowing the following things should become the ultimate
motivator in life as a believer!
you were not redeemed with perishable
things like silver or gold
Key word and concept here is
redeemed - redemption.
Let's look first at some things that point out for us what Scripture
teaches about redemption, being redeemed.
There are actually 8 words used in
the Greek NT to express the various nuances of redemption.
#1 Three
of the words refer to redemption as the objective historical payment of the
ransom price by Christ on the Cross.
agorazw, lu,tron avnti,lutron
#2 Three
of the words used refer to subjective liberation, the release from slavery when
the individual believes in Christ.
apolutrwsij exagorazw lutrwth,j
#3 There
are 2 others that are a blending of the first 2 ideas, the price paid and the
release from slavery.
lu,trwsij lutro,w
When you think of redemption you
need to remember that redemption involves 3 concepts:
#1. a price
paid #2. a
purchaser #3. a
prisoner freed
- Basically the idea of redemption is to
deliver (provide freedom) by paying a price.
- The imagery arises out of the OT concept of
the redemption of the nation of
- What's the picture
with the Passover and the Exodus?
They were in a hopeless situation
unless someone from outside would willingly intervene and pay the price to free
them.
Their release from bondage was tied
to their choice to believe and apply the blood to the door-posts.
What did John the Baptist cry out
when he first saw Jesus?
"Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world."
- It was the blood
applied, without any thing else, that constituted a perfect and complete
protection from judgment.
**
When we believed in Christ His work on the cross was applied to us! A perfect and complete
protection from eternal judgment.
The work of Christ in fulfilling the
OT types and prophecies of redemption is portrayed very vividly through the
words that are used for redemption in the N.T.
Redemption is always
a divine provision, never a human attainment!
#1.
agorazw, to
buy in the market; agora = the market place
- it
was the common commercial term for making purchases and for the place they were
made, the market. 1 Cor
** Christ by His work on the cross provided the ransom price needed to
purchase us in this slave market of sin. He is the purchaser!
Emphasis of agoradzo
is on the price paid, the liberation or release form the slave market is
dependent on the individual believing in Christ.
#2.
exagorazw to buy out of the slave market; when purchased never to be exposed to
being sold again. Gal 3:13; 4:5
- speaks of the
finality of the work of redemption!
#3. apolutrwsij;
basic to loose,
to set free by paying a price;
- basic
idea of this word group is to release, to deliver;
In other words what the ransom price
bought and paid for! Our freedom in
Christ!
- Paul uses it 7 x's Rom.
- 1 Pet. 1:18-19; our
context here it stresses the price paid!
lutro,w
Peter first details what does not redeem or ransom us from slavery.
Then in vs:19 he describes for us what does
provide the ransom price, our redemption.
Let's examine what our redemption is not based on.
with perishable things
describes things that are by their nature subject to decay, corruption
and destruction.
like silver or gold
gives us an example of what he means by perishable things; both are
things that man places in high regard, as having great value or worth.
Links these,
the silver and gold as things attained or acquired:
from your futile way of life inherited from
your forefathers,
First thing we notice here is that
with the use of the prep evk Peter is saying to his readers and
to believers today that we are removed from this pattern of life since as
believers we are new creations in Christ.
way of life same as in vs:15 describes ones conduct,
pattern of life especially in public
inherited from your forefathers patropara,dotoj
describes beliefs and practices, traditions handed down from one's
ancestors.
Family
tradition or practices must be considered or evaluated on the basis of their
consistency with DVPT.