Sue J Love
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“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.” (1 Peter 1:3-9 NASB1995)
When we read this passage of Scripture, we need to read it carefully, considering every word and phrase and their meanings so that we don’t miss out on what this is really teaching us.
Yes! Only by the mercies of God can any of us be saved from our sins and have the hope of eternal life with God in heaven. We can do nothing in our own flesh to earn or to deserve our own salvation. Only by the grace of God, and because of Jesus’s sacrifice on that cross to put our sins to death with him, can any of us come to genuine faith in the Lord Jesus, be delivered from our bondage to sin, and walk in fellowship with our Lord in obedience to his commands. So all the glory and praise belongs to God and not to us.
But now it is important for us to know what this word “faith” really means and how biblically speaking it is to be applied to our lives. The Greek word is “pistis,” and it means to be persuaded, in this case to be persuaded of God as to his righteousness and holiness, and of our sinfulness, and of our need, by faith in him, to be crucified with him in death to sin, and be raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness (see Romans 6:1-23).
For when it speaks here of us obtaining an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God “through faith” for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time, please consider what it means biblically to be of genuine faith in the Lord Jesus and what it means “for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” For this is not a guarantee of salvation and eternal life for everyone who merely verbalizes faith in the Lord Jesus.
For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).
And this is describing for us “a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” For salvation from sin and eternal life with God are not promised to us based on a one-time profession of faith in Jesus Christ. For biblical faith is that which is currently active and ongoing, being lived out in our daily lives, in practice, by the grace of God, and in the power of God, until Jesus returns. And it involves us dying daily to sin, by the Spirit, and us walking in obedience to our Lord’s commands, in the power of God, to the very end.
[Romans 8:24; Romans 13:11; 1 Corinthians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 15:1-2; 2 Timothy 1:8-9; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 1:5,9]
And then it goes on to support what was just stated above when it speaks of the various trials he takes us through in our lives, so that the “proof” of our faith, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. For the trials of life will test our faith to see if it is genuine biblical faith which will endure to the end. And the outcome of our faith (in practice) is the salvation of our souls, i.e. our God given faith which results in us dying to sin and obeying our Lord in practice.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Anonymous/Unknown
Tr. By John M. Neale, 1851
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
Who orders all things mightily;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And teach us in its ways to go.
O come, Thou Branch of Jesse’s stem,
Unto Thine own and rescue them!
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them vict’ry o’er the grave.
O come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heav’nly home;
Make safe for us the heav’nward road,
And bar the way to death’s abode.
O come, Thou Bright and Morning Star,
And bring us comfort from afar!
Dispel the shadows of the night
And turn our darkness into light.
O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid all our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of Peace.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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The Salvation of Our Souls
An Original Work / October 28, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
When we read this passage of Scripture, we need to read it carefully, considering every word and phrase and their meanings so that we don’t miss out on what this is really teaching us.
Yes! Only by the mercies of God can any of us be saved from our sins and have the hope of eternal life with God in heaven. We can do nothing in our own flesh to earn or to deserve our own salvation. Only by the grace of God, and because of Jesus’s sacrifice on that cross to put our sins to death with him, can any of us come to genuine faith in the Lord Jesus, be delivered from our bondage to sin, and walk in fellowship with our Lord in obedience to his commands. So all the glory and praise belongs to God and not to us.
But now it is important for us to know what this word “faith” really means and how biblically speaking it is to be applied to our lives. The Greek word is “pistis,” and it means to be persuaded, in this case to be persuaded of God as to his righteousness and holiness, and of our sinfulness, and of our need, by faith in him, to be crucified with him in death to sin, and be raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness (see Romans 6:1-23).
For when it speaks here of us obtaining an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God “through faith” for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time, please consider what it means biblically to be of genuine faith in the Lord Jesus and what it means “for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” For this is not a guarantee of salvation and eternal life for everyone who merely verbalizes faith in the Lord Jesus.
For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).
And this is describing for us “a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” For salvation from sin and eternal life with God are not promised to us based on a one-time profession of faith in Jesus Christ. For biblical faith is that which is currently active and ongoing, being lived out in our daily lives, in practice, by the grace of God, and in the power of God, until Jesus returns. And it involves us dying daily to sin, by the Spirit, and us walking in obedience to our Lord’s commands, in the power of God, to the very end.
[Romans 8:24; Romans 13:11; 1 Corinthians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 15:1-2; 2 Timothy 1:8-9; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 1:5,9]
And then it goes on to support what was just stated above when it speaks of the various trials he takes us through in our lives, so that the “proof” of our faith, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. For the trials of life will test our faith to see if it is genuine biblical faith which will endure to the end. And the outcome of our faith (in practice) is the salvation of our souls, i.e. our God given faith which results in us dying to sin and obeying our Lord in practice.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Anonymous/Unknown
Tr. By John M. Neale, 1851
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
Who orders all things mightily;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And teach us in its ways to go.
O come, Thou Branch of Jesse’s stem,
Unto Thine own and rescue them!
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them vict’ry o’er the grave.
O come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heav’nly home;
Make safe for us the heav’nward road,
And bar the way to death’s abode.
O come, Thou Bright and Morning Star,
And bring us comfort from afar!
Dispel the shadows of the night
And turn our darkness into light.
O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid all our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of Peace.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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The Salvation of Our Souls
An Original Work / October 28, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
