1 Peter 1:17-21 And if you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to every man's work… spiritual bondage: — The reasons hereof may be these: 1. God hath no need of any of these things, and they are His already (Psalm 24:1; Psalm 50:10). 2. Our soul is an immortal and incorruptible thing, a creature that hath a beginning, but never shall have end. 3. Sin is a transgression against an Infinite God, and so deserveth an infinite punishment. 4. Many times even for a trespass committed against men, these things will not be taken for a recompense. 5. These often, when God sends some bodily judgment, are unable to do men any pleasure, nor can at all pacify God. 6. These cannot redeem a man's bodily life and save it from death, nor can they prolong a man's life an hour beyond his appointed time; much less can they redeem his soul. 7. These cannot purchase wit, learning, eloquence for those that want them, much less sanctification and grace. (John Rogers.) Parallel Verses KJV: And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: |
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