who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
5 Who are kept by the power of God We are to notice the connection when he says, that we are kept while in the world, and at the same time our inheritance is reserved in heaven; otherwise this thought would immediately creep in, “What does it avail us that our salvation is laid up in heaven, when we are tossed here and there in...
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.
AI summary
Commenting on 1 Peter 1:3-5
Who are kept by the power of God,.... This is a description of the persons for whom the inheritance is reserved in heaven; they are not only chosen to salvation, and begotten again to an inheritance, but they are preserved unto it; their happiness is very great; their inheritance is safe in heaven for them, and they are kept below, amidst a thousand snares and...