Whom Having not Seen, We Love
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1Pet 1:7 So that the proving of your faith, much more precious
than of gold which perishes though it is proved by fire, may be
found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus
Christ; 8 Whom having not seen, you love; into whom though not
seeing Him at present, yet believing, you exult with joy that is
unspeakable and full of glory,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Referring to the Lord Jesus, Peter goes on to say in verse 8,
"Whom having not seen, you love; in whom, not seeing at present
yet believing, you exult with unspeakable and glorified joy." It
is a wonder and a mystery that the believers love One whom they
have not seen. The phrase "in whom" modifies believing. We love
Him whom we have not seen because of believing, because of the
very faith which has been infused into us through hearing the
living word (Gal. 3:2). Hence, this faith is under the testing,
the proving, in verse 7.
According to verse 8, the believers "exult with unspeakable and
glorified joy." Glorified joy is joy immersed in glory; hence,
it is full of glory, that is, full of the Lord expressed.
The King James Version adopts the rendering "joy unspeakable and
full of glory." We also have a song in our hymnal that says, "It
is joy unspeakable and full of glory" (Hymns, #1153). Actually,
Peter does not mean that we are full of glory. On the contrary,
he speaks of a glorified joy. We exult with a joy that is
immersed in glory. This joy is immersed in the Lord as glory;
thus, it is full of the expression of the Lord.
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry, from
Witness Lee, Life-study of First Peter, pp. 50. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA.
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