|
3.
1
FOR [*194:12] whosoever does not confess that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, he is Antichrist: and whoever does not confess [*194:13] his suffering upon the cross, is from the devil.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
2
And whosoever perverts the oracles of the Lord to his own lusts; and says that there shall neither be any resurrection, nor judgment, he is the first-born of Satan.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
3
Wherefore leaving the vanity of many, and their false doctrines; let us return to the word that was delivered to us from the beginning; [*195:1] Watching unto prayer; and persevering in fasting.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
4
With supplication beseeching the all seeing God [*195:2] not to lead us into temptation; as the Lord hath said, [*195:3] The spirit is truly willing, but the flesh is weak.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
5
Let us therefore without ceasing hold steadfastly to him who is our hope, and the earnest of our righteousness, even Jesus Christ; [*195:4] Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth. But suffered all for us that we might live [*195:5] through him.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
6
Let us therefore imitate his patience; and if we suffer for his name, let us glorify him; for this example he has given us by himself, and so have we believed.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
7
Wherefore I exhort all of you that ye obey the word of righteousness, and exercise all patience; which ye have seen set forth before our eyes, not only in the blessed Ignatius, and Zozimus, and Rufus; but in others among yourselves; and in Paul himself, and the rest of the Apostles:
|
|
|
|
|
3.
8
Being [*195:6] confident of this, that all, these have not run in vain; but in faith and righteousness, and are gone to the place that was due to them from the Lord; with whom they also suffered.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
9
For they loved not this present world; but him who died, and was raised again by God for us.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
10
Stand therefore in these things, and follow the example of the Lord; being firm and immutable in the faith, lovers of the brotherhood, lovers of one another: [*195:7] companions together in the truth, [*195:8] being kind and gentle towards each other, despising none.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
11
When it is in your power to do good, defer it not, for charity delivered from death.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
12
Be all of you subject one to another, [*195:9] having your conversation [*195:10] honest among the Gentiles; that by your good works, both ye yourselves may receive praise, and the Lord may not [*195:11] be blasphemed through you. But wo be to him by whom the name of the Lord is blasphemed.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
13
Therefore teach all men sobriety; in which do ye also exercise yourselves.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
Footnotes ^194:12 1 John iv. 3.
^194:13 The martyrdom of the cross.
^195:1 1 Pet. vi. 7.
^195:2 Matt. vi. 13.
^195:3 Matt. xxvi. 41.
^195:4 1 Pet. ii. 22, 24.
^195:5 In. 1 Pet. iii. 14, &c.
^195:6 Persuaded.
^195:7 Associated in truth.
^195:8 Yielding to each other in the mildness of the Lord. Tobit, xii. 9.
^195:9 1 Pet.. ii. 12.
^195:10 Unreprovable.
^195:11 Rom. ii. 24. Titus, ii. 5.
|
|
|
|
