Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place. Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of. Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you 1 peter 1. The message, which is a radical paraphrase, offers this. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of jesus christ. Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth. When someone was to gird up their loins, they were to do so in preparation to run, fight, or do hard labor. Well send you a new verse every day to download or share.
Gird up definition of gird up by the free dictionary. How to gird up your loins in case you ever wondered how to gird up your loins in case you ever wondered by jeremy myers 3 comments. How to gird up your loins in case you ever wondered. Apr 17, 2015 telling a person to gird up their loins 2,000 years ago carried the same message as telling someone to put some elbow grease into it today. Therefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being soberminded, set your hope fully upon. Thats why the new english bible translates it be like men stripped for action.
Apostle peter gives a timeless instruction to anyone who is born again. What is the etymology of the phrase girding my loins. In the first century people wore long flowing, loose robes which became impractical when a person was called upon to work or even run. Pull them up between your legs and tuck them into your belt. I saw this on the internet this week, and thought it was kind of funny but also informative. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for. We see in the following passage the word loins which means to me as the private parts of our body, it says like this, therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of jesus christ. Girding up the loins of your mind is to eliminate the distractions that prevent full concentration on gods word, and to prepare for hard work. A mans thoughts are the foundations of his actions. An equivalent expression today would be, roll up your sleeves, take off your coat, and get to work.
If its the former then i think the idea is that covering ones balls lends some confidence in a fight. Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that i command thee. Study guide for 1 peter 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. Gird up the loins of your mind as persons in the eastern countries were wont, in travelling or running, to gird up their long garments, so gather ye up all your thoughts and affections, and keep your mind always disencumbered and prepared to run the race which is set before you. What is apostle peter trying to convey to the readers actually. This simple command is very important, one that must not be neglected. Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully. Bible verses about gird 26 passages king james version kjv. Not only so but when the apostle refers particularly to the loins of ones mind loins signifying the source of vitality, he is calling upon us to harness not merely some strength of mind, but the core of our intellectual powers for the faith. Gird loins definition of gird loins by the free dictionary. Oct 05, 2014 i saw this on the internet this week, and thought it was kind of funny but also informative. An illustrated guide the art of manliness in ancient times, men would gird their loins when preparing for manual labor or battle.
Well, we know that girding the mind is a means to hoping fully in grace. Gird your loins catholic education resource center. As ours is a spiritual journey, peter thus calls upon christians to gird up intellectually. As ancients in this region typically wore loosely fitting robelike garments, when preparing to do something very strenuous such a digging a ditch or fight, they would reach back between their legs and pull the back hem of their garment forward, up, and tight tucking the hem into the front of.
Where does the expression to gird your loins come from. Peter says, therefore, having girded up the loins of your mindits an image of a person wearing flowing garments tucking the garments into. Gird ones loins definition, the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone. Its basically saying you need to get all the junk in your mind out of your way so you can.
King james bible wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of jesus christ. If i told you, when you go home, i want you to gird up the loins of your mind, would you know what i wanted you to do. Wherefore, girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of jesus christ 1 peter 1. Lawson was born quintin charles devenish lawson1 in enniskillen. Girding up the loins of your mind scripture memory fellowship.
Gird up the loins of your mind, live soberly, and set your hopes completely on the grace to be brought to. Girding up the loins of your mind scripture memory. Bible verses about loins 61 passages king james version kjv. If you have ever wondered how to gird up your loins, here is the definitive guide. Obviously there must be a firm stand at the beginning if there is to be at the end. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift thats coming when jesus arrives. Definition of gird up his loins in the idioms dictionary. To gird up our loins means that we should prepare ourselves for a fight or some enormous task. To gird your loins can mean to get ready for a rumble or to put on your underwear.
Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of jesus christ. That is exactly what peter means, but it is not exactly what peter says. Its that part of your body that ties everything else togetherit is the center of gravity and the fulcrum for all our movement, stability and strength. New king james version therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of jesus christ.
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation. Where does the phrase gird up your loins originate, and what does it mean. Today i want to draw your attention to the phrase gird up the loins of your mind that is used in the verse above. Gird up the loins of your mind charles lawson youtube. The american standard version made me wonder what, girding up the loins of your mind, meant. Why did peter the apostle say, gird up the loins of your mind. Apocrypha king james bible kjv world english bible web sayings of jesus childrens bible stories. Wil cohron spoke at our midweek bible study at the pentecostals of mcdonough. If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep. Dec 11, 2006 its an ancient near east idiom that could be the equivalent of the modern roll up your sleeves.
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of jesus. Telling a person to gird up their loins 2,000 years ago carried the same message as telling someone to put some elbow grease into it today. If a man fails to be sober minded, he will never be sober in his actions. Lawson was born quintin charles devenish lawson1 in enniskillen, county fermanagh, northern ireland, lawson was educated. Matthew the evangelist, in the gospel for the second sunday of advent, introduces us to john the baptist. New king james version stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness. In the bible, to gird your loins meant to pick up your robe and tie it about your waist so that you could run or move much more quickly. A literal translation would be, gird up the loins of your mind. Your core is what bible writers referred to as the loinsthe idea was to prepare, i. Living before god our father therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to. Where does the expression to gird your loins come from, and. The bible tells us to gird up the loins of our minds. Discover hundreds of wellknown phrases, quotations and idioms from the king james version of the bible. May 30, 2014 as ours is a spiritual journey, peter thus calls upon christians to gird up intellectually.
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