gird up…be sober…hope to the end 1 peter 1:13 by pastor troy self

Gird Up…Be Sober…Hope to Gird Up…Be Sober…Hope to the Endthe End

1 Peter 1:131 Peter 1:13

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Pastor Troy SelfPastor Troy Self

Introduction Introduction

Peter speaks a word of ePeter speaks a word of encouragementncouragement to to his readers. He realizes that as they his readers. He realizes that as they experience growing persecution and experience growing persecution and hardship, their hope is waning. hardship, their hope is waning.

He encourages the believers to look He encourages the believers to look expectantly toward the fulfilling of their expectantly toward the fulfilling of their salvation, for he wants them to have a salvation, for he wants them to have a living hope with respect to their living hope with respect to their iinheritancenheritance [v.3]. [v.3].


Wherefore…Wherefore…referring to the previous referring to the previous thought he has proposed; thought he has proposed;

wherefore…in light of this wonderful wherefore…in light of this wonderful salvation that is unspeakable and full of salvation that is unspeakable and full of glory, in light of Christ’s return, glory, in light of Christ’s return,

in light of your privileged revelation of in light of your privileged revelation of salvation in Christ, of which the prophets salvation in Christ, of which the prophets researched with great diligence and angels researched with great diligence and angels observe with great fascination, begin to observe with great fascination, begin to live with my admonitions I give you…live with my admonitions I give you…


……gird up…gird up…To fTo fastenasten, secure; to e, secure; to equipquip; ; prepare…the is reminiscent of the culture prepare…the is reminiscent of the culture of the middle east and the world of the of the middle east and the world of the Bible when people wore long flowing Bible when people wore long flowing ggarmentsarments, especially robes. , especially robes.

They would gather them up into their girdle They would gather them up into their girdle [b[beltelt/sash] when going on a journey or /sash] when going on a journey or getting down to work. In other instances, getting down to work. In other instances, they girded when preparing to run or race. they girded when preparing to run or race.


……the loins…the loins…the hthe hipip; the lower back; waist. ; the lower back; waist. ……of your mind… deepof your mind… deep thoughtthought, the , the mindmind or or

its its dispositiondisposition, by implication its exercise: , by implication its exercise: - imagination, mind, understanding. - imagination, mind, understanding.

It refers to the believer’s spiritual It refers to the believer’s spiritual consciousness, that is, his conscious consciousness, that is, his conscious relationship to Grelationship to Godod. .

The mind ought to be fThe mind ought to be freeree from any from any hindrance [worry, fear] to serve the Lord hindrance [worry, fear] to serve the Lord Jesus Christ.Jesus Christ.


……be sober… be sober… to ato abstainbstain from wine ( from wine (keepkeep sobersober), that is, (figuratively) ), that is, (figuratively) bebe discreet:discreet: - - be sober, watch. be sober, watch.

This admonishment is in the present tense This admonishment is in the present tense which indicates continuous action…be which indicates continuous action…be sober, sober, keepkeep sober. sober.

Dr. D.A. Waite: Dr. D.A. Waite: Do you what sober means? Do you what sober means? It means to abstain from wine or anything It means to abstain from wine or anything alcoholic. That is total abstention.alcoholic. That is total abstention.


So we find that not only those in So we find that not only those in leadership, but even those in the leadership, but even those in the church as such, indicated by these church as such, indicated by these "older men and women" in Titus, "older men and women" in Titus, chapter 2, are not to be the kind of chapter 2, are not to be the kind of people who are associated with wpeople who are associated with wineine. .


Mac: Mac: Well it's important for us to understand Well it's important for us to understand it. It meant that he was to ait. It meant that he was to abstainbstain from from wine. A temperate person was an wine. A temperate person was an abstainer from wine. It came abstainer from wine. It came metaphorically to mean "circumspect, metaphorically to mean "circumspect, alert, or clear-headed."alert, or clear-headed."


Mac: Mac: …the idea is the same: anybody in …the idea is the same: anybody in spiritual leadership is to be clear-spiritual leadership is to be clear-headed; so never is he to be given headed; so never is he to be given over to anything that over to anything that dullsdulls the clarity the clarity of his mind. of his mind.

Pastors, elders are to be in control of Pastors, elders are to be in control of their senses at atheir senses at allll times. times.


You couldn't drink the water without running You couldn't drink the water without running some kind of rsome kind of riskisk. Even today in Third . Even today in Third World countries, the first thing they tell World countries, the first thing they tell you when you get off the plane is, "Don't you when you get off the plane is, "Don't drink the water!" drink the water!"

Understand there was no rUnderstand there was no refrigerationefrigeration. So, . So, any kind of juice standing in the heat of any kind of juice standing in the heat of the Middle East, of course, could ferment. the Middle East, of course, could ferment. Because of that, they took a nBecause of that, they took a numberumber of of precautions. precautions.


Ancient precautions:Ancient precautions:

1. D1. Dilutionilution The first of which was to mix the The first of which was to mix the wine with water, as much as wine with water, as much as 88 parts of parts of water to 1 part of wine. This of course, water to 1 part of wine. This of course, acted almost as a disinfectant for the acted almost as a disinfectant for the water water


Ancient precautions:Ancient precautions:

2. B2. BoilingoilingThe second thing that they did was The second thing that they did was to bto boiloil it. They would take the wine that it. They would take the wine that had fermented and they went through a had fermented and they went through a boiling process. boiling process.

So that kind of wine, from paste mixed with So that kind of wine, from paste mixed with water, would be non-alcoholic, wouldn't water, would be non-alcoholic, wouldn't have any alcohol chave any alcohol contentontent. .


Mac: Mac: The kind of wine that we call "wine" The kind of wine that we call "wine" today, rather than grape juice or fruit juice, today, rather than grape juice or fruit juice, the kind of wine that we have today is not the kind of wine that we have today is not the same as the kthe same as the kindind that would normally that would normally be consumed in Biblical times.be consumed in Biblical times.

We are all potentially oWe are all potentially onene drink away from drink away from complete alcoholism. God wants us to be complete alcoholism. God wants us to be ssoberober. .


……hope…hope…to to expectexpect or or confide:confide: trust; the trust; the concept hope is prominent in 1 Peter. concept hope is prominent in 1 Peter.

It means to ‘hope cIt means to ‘hope completelyompletely’. It suggests a ’. It suggests a full, ufull, unwaveringnwavering hope. hope.

Notice that hope is Notice that hope is notnot in a person but in an in a person but in an oobjectbject. .

We have a wonderful fWe have a wonderful futureuture…hope to the …hope to the end…revelation of Jesus Christ…end…revelation of Jesus Christ…


……to the end… completelyto the end… completely, that is, (of hope) , that is, (of hope) withoutwithout wavering:wavering: - to the end. The end of - to the end. The end of the wthe world orld of which Jesus spoke to Peter of which Jesus spoke to Peter and the disciples.and the disciples.

……for the grace…for the grace… the enabling p the enabling powerower and and unmerited funmerited favoravor of God; a humility to see of God; a humility to see life from God’s point of view…life from God’s point of view…


……that is to be brought unto you…that is to be brought unto you…to “bear” to “bear” or or carrycarry - be, bear, bring (forth), be driven, - be, bear, bring (forth), be driven, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, rushing, uphold. rushing, uphold.

A special grace that is gA special grace that is grantedranted just before just before he comes again he comes again

……at the revelation of Jesus Christ…at the revelation of Jesus Christ…disclosure:disclosure: - appearing, coming, lighten, - appearing, coming, lighten, manifestation, be revealed, revelation. manifestation, be revealed, revelation.

Conclusion/ReviewConclusion/Review

I. Gird upI. Gird up

The loins of your mind: be tThe loins of your mind: be toughough mentally; don’t mentally; don’t make smake softoft choices, focus on life’s priorities--the choices, focus on life’s priorities--the kkingdomingdom of God of God

II. Be Sober: be dII. Be Sober: be dryry of alcohol; keep a clear head of alcohol; keep a clear head as a was a witnessitness, king and priest of Christ’s kingdom, king and priest of Christ’s kingdom

III. Hope to the end: not a whiner, complainer, III. Hope to the end: not a whiner, complainer, ppessimistessimist

At the revelation: He is coming again; keep At the revelation: He is coming again; keep looking up, keep hoping, help’s on the way!looking up, keep hoping, help’s on the way!

gird up…be sober…hope to the end 1 peter 1:13 by pastor troy self

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