1 Peter 1:6-9 Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, you are in heaviness through manifold temptations:… I. ITS SOURCE. 1. Belief in the unseen Christ is present joy because it creates harmony in the soul. 2. Because it tills the heart with the deepest love. II. ITS NATURE. 1. It is inexpressible from the depth of its emotion. 2. It is the earnest of the future heaven. (E. L. Hull, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: |
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