1 Peter 1:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

Call

Ephesians 3:14

Who

Pass

Hebrews 11:13

In fear

Hebrews 12:28

General references

Acts 5:11

Romans 2:11

Bible References

Call

After this manner do you therefore pray: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come.

Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and the door shall be opened.

and peace be to you from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, whereby ye may know him:

for this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Who

they dispatch'd therefore some of their disciples, together with the Herodians, who thus address'd themselves to him; master, we know that you are sincere, and faithfully teach the divine law without fear or flattery: for you have no regard to the outward quality of men.

then Peter thus began, now I plainly perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

but glory, honour, and peace, to every man that acts right, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

But as for those who were men of real eminency, how considerable soever they were heretofore, it does not any ways affect me; God accepts not the person of any man: for they who were of note, in conference with me, had nothing new to add.

and you masters have a just regard to them, by softning your authority: knowing that both their and your master is in heaven, where there is no respect of persons with him.

but he that does wrong shall be punish'd for his injustice: for no regard will be shown to the external characters of men.

Pass

These all died in faith, without receiving what was promised, having only a distant view of what they eagerly expected, professing to live as strangers and pilgrims in the land.

In fear

but at present have obtain'd it. I exhort you, my dear brethren, as strangers and travellers to avoid all sensual passions, as destructive to your

well, be it so, for their incredulity they were broken off, and you by faith stand firm: be not then elated, but let this be your fear,

therefore being always certainly assur'd that whilst I sojourn in this body, I am absent from the Lord,

since then, we have these promises, my dear brethren, let us cleanse our selves from all impurity, whether of body or mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obey'd the gospel, not only when I was with you, but much more now while I am absent, continue the work of your own salvation, whatever persecutions you apprehend:

Let us therefore fear, lest any of us by rejecting the promise of entring into his rest, should be excluded from it.

since then we are entring into a kingdom which cannot be changed, let us maintain the divine favour, whereby we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and fear.

General references

which affected the whole assembly, and all that heard of it with great dread.

since with God there is no respect of persons.