Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
God's grace in Christ is invaluable treasure compared to which all the world is dross. When we truly see His benefits, we will not count it hard to give up everything present for what is eternal, nor break under trouble, but endure patiently, satisfied with the happiness to come. Whoever seeks to know God apart from Christ has an idol, not the true God.
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Blessing God means acknowledging His excellency justly. All our blessings flow from His mercy alone, not our merit, and regeneration deserves our deepest thanksgiving. The hope born from it is no vain thing like the worldlings have, but living and strong, built on the solid rock of Christ's resurrection from the dead.
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Commenting on 1 Peter 1:3-5
Blessing God means speaking well of His wonderful works and ascribing all mercy to Him. Regeneration is the supreme cause for thanksgiving; if we owe praise for being made creatures in the natural sense, how much more for being made new creatures and given spiritual being by His abundant mercy and the power of Christ's resurrection.
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