When you consider the magnitude of your redemption in Christ how do you respond? Joy? Song? What form does your response to Christ take?
In 1 Peter 1:13, Peter echoes Paul in Romans 12:2. He tells us in back to back phrases that the response is rational. It is a choice. He tells us to "gird our minds for action,” which can also be translated "be ready to learn." He follows that immediately with an exhortation to be sober minded.
In the context this gains weight when one considers 10 - 12. Look at what the prophets did with their own prophecies. The text says they made careful search and inquiry. This is study, rational approach to the Word. It is thought, rational, like the first phrase in 13, "ready to learn."
It seems that the proper response to the magnitude of our redemption, at least to Peter, is to intentionally engage our minds to learn about our God in His Word.
In the context this gains weight when one considers 10 - 12. Look at what the prophets did with their own prophecies. The text says they made careful search and inquiry. This is study, rational approach to the Word. It is thought, rational, like the first phrase in 13, "ready to learn."
It seems that the proper response to the magnitude of our redemption, at least to Peter, is to intentionally engage our minds to learn about our God in His Word.
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