“Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!”
It is a fitting way to open his letter, in praise of God. In the opening, there was reference to God,
to Jesus, and to the Spirit. Here, we
will look more closely at God and at Jesus, how they relate, and who they are
to Peter’s, and our, faith.
Blessed be… Blessings are usually considered in the bible as flowing to us
from our God. Peter here is placing the
blessings upon our God. What does that
mean to us?
… the God and Father… We consider our God and the role of our God as Father. It is certainly not the exclusive role of our
God, but one way in which He has revealed Himself to us.
… of our
Lord Jesus Christ! Such is the central role of God in the writings of Peter. It certainly does not exhaust who God is, but
instead is a way for Peter to bring focus to where the infinite wonder and
power of God is brought to bear.
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