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If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man`s work, pass the time of your living as strangers here in reverent fear:
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Our Father, The Impartial Judge
Commentators highlight a crucial balance: while Christians can intimately call God "Father," they must also remember He is an impartial Judge. This relationship isn't a license for carelessness. God's judgment is not swayed by external factors or even our status as His children; He judges based on the reality of our lives and hearts. This dual understanding should motivate a life of sincere obedience.
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1 Peter
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And if ye call on the Father. That is, if you are true Christians, or truly pious—piety being represented in the Scriptures as calling on …
If ye call (ε επικαλεισθε). Condition of first class and present middle indicative of επικαλεω, to call a name on, to name ([Refer…
19th Century
Anglican
And if.—The “if” casts no doubt, but, on the contrary, serves to bring out the necessary logical connection between invoking the F…
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Baptist
And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fe…
This verse carries on the call to a lifestyle that is different from that of nonChristians. Peter reminds Christians that they invoke God as “Fathe…
16th Century
Protestant
And if you call on the Father they are said here to call on God the Father who professed themselves to be his children, just as Moses says…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if you call on the Father Of Christ, and of all the saints; or "seeing" you do. This is a fresh argument, engagi…
Holy confidence in God as a Father and awe-filled fear of Him as a Judge harmonize; and to regard God always as a Judge endears Him to us as a Fath…
