1 Peter 1: 18-21

Hello to each and everyone one of you. Or, in East Texas talk - hey, y'all!  God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!  Jesu Jevu!

    1 Peter 1:
¹⁸ Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
   Look at this verse 19 - you were not redeemed: what is redeemed?  Redeemed is to buy, get back, pay off a mortgage.  Then look at corruptible things - yes, sliver and gold is included in this as well as metals, cloth, etc.  And vain conversation received by tradition from you fathers?  What?!?!
    Okay, you were bought and paid for by something incorruptible called the blood of Jesus.  And we do not follow the "traditions" of our forefathers.  Tradition?  Yes! Like there were only 3 wisemen - WRONG!  God helps those who help themselves - that IS NOT IN THE BIBLE!
    We need to realize the price that was paid for us through the precious blood of Jesus and live a godly life, not a down trodden and ugly life. And where does tradition lead you? It keeps you doing the same thing day after day, year after year, be it right or wrong.  Not all traditions are bad, but we should live daily a life for God.

¹⁹ But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
    Jesus, who had a rightful place in heaven left this comfortable seat, was without blemish (a scar or mark); came here, on earth to save a sinful world of people.  Would you give your life to save, say, the city of Tyler?  Jesus gave to save the whole world.

²⁰ Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
    This was known before, repeat BEFORE the world was formed. Jesus knew what He would have to do.  This all came to pass over 2000 years ago for YOU!  For ME, for the WHOLE WORLD!   God is 3 dimensional - knowing the past, the present, and the future. Jesus was willing to shed His blood for YOU!

²¹ Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
     Verse 21 simply tells us that ye who believe in God (the one who raised Jesus from the dead) have hope and our faith is in God.  God is the Almighty, the One who Reigns, the One who holds the Future of the world in His hands, and YOU and I have the privilege of being a child of God.   This is something worth rejoicing about.  Love you all.
Soli Deo Gloria
Johnny