1 Peter 5:1-4 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ… I. THEIR DUTY. Feeding, leading, controlling, protecting. II. THEIR MOTIVE. 1. Negatively. (1) Not constrainedly. (2) Not covetously. (3) Not ambitiously. 2. Positively. (1) Voluntariness. (2) Sympathy. III. THEIR HOPE. 1. "The crown" — symbol of dignity. 2. "Of glory" — not tinselled or tarnished, but unalloyed. 3. "That fadeth not away" — imperishable. IV. THEIR SPIRIT. 1. Mutual subjection. 2. Perfect humility. V. THEIR HELP. "Grace" — the favour of God, the greatest and mightiest inspiration of souls. (U. R. Thomas.) Parallel Verses KJV: The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: |
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