And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
17 And if ye call on the Father They are said here to call on God the Father, who professed themselves to be his children, as Moses says, that the name of Jacob was called on Ephraim and Manasseh, that they might be counted his children.
Gird up the loins of your mind as a traveller girds his garments for the road. You have a race to run and warfare to accomplish; disengage from all that hinders, restrain extravagance, and go resolutely in obedience. Hope fully, for grace comes to you in the revelation of Christ.
AI summary
Commenting on 1 Peter 1:13-23
And if ye call on the Father,.... Of Christ, and of all the saints; or "seeing" ye do. This is a fresh argument, engaging to holiness of life and conversation. Invocation of God includes the whole worship of him, the performance of every outward duty, and the exercise of every inward grace, particularly it designs prayer; and whoever are concerned in one, or the other...