charis - grace

Good morning everyone!! Yes, yes, Lord, Yes! Another great day to be alive in the LORD JESUS CHRIST!! So sorry to have missed you yesterday, I will try to do another study this p.m. to make up for the miss. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.

KJV 1 Peter 2:19-20 "For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully." (20)"For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take, it patiently, this is acceptable with God."

The word thankworthy (Gr charis) is idiomatic for "what pleass God"; the literal translation would be "grace," which in the New Testament usually has the enderlying connotation of something which is acceptable to God. Here, what pleases God is that a man can endure pain while suffering unjustly for the sake of his godly conscience.

A similar idiom is found in verse 20, for what glory is it. Here the word 'glory" is likewise idiomatic. It is not the punishment, or even enduring punishment which is creditable, but doing good, continuing to be humble, and continuing to submit even though your goodness is not recognized.

For even hereunto were ye called - Peter indicates by this that the humility or submission that is advocated is the will of God for all Christians. At this point Peter introduces the example of Christ, verse 21.

Okay, recap our thinking. Are you doing what is acceptable to God? Can you suffer unjustly for your godly conscience? Are you doing good? Continuing to be humble? Do you continue in your goodness with no recognition? This is the humility that Peter advocates for you, me, all Christians.

We don't suffer as Christ did, He suffered as He did so we can be cleansed and proclaim the word of God! Thank you for reading. Love you all!

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny