1 Peter 4:1 KJV
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
I was stuck on the word "arm" in this passage. The term to me means taking up arms. There is a battle about to take place. Grab your weapons! However, it also carries with it the concept of putting on armor for protection; so the verse is both defensive and offensive.
God says one of the ways I may be armed in the battle against sin is to accept with Christ suffering in the flesh. Some of the sufferings will be a part of life on this planet.
It may be doing without.
It might be giving what we have for the cause of another.
It might be a physical ailment.
It might be some form of persecution
In whatever case, The Lord says that by taking the same mind as Christ, who suffered FOR US in the flesh, we not only protect ourselves, but we take up arms against the enemy of our flesh.
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
I was stuck on the word "arm" in this passage. The term to me means taking up arms. There is a battle about to take place. Grab your weapons! However, it also carries with it the concept of putting on armor for protection; so the verse is both defensive and offensive.
God says one of the ways I may be armed in the battle against sin is to accept with Christ suffering in the flesh. Some of the sufferings will be a part of life on this planet.
It may be doing without.
It might be giving what we have for the cause of another.
It might be a physical ailment.
It might be some form of persecution
In whatever case, The Lord says that by taking the same mind as Christ, who suffered FOR US in the flesh, we not only protect ourselves, but we take up arms against the enemy of our flesh.
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