Peculiar and Zealous; Day061

Who gave Himself on our behalf that He might redeem us (purchase our freedom) from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people [to be peculiarly His own, people who are] eager and enthusiastic about [living a life that is good and filled with] beneficial deeds. [Deut. 14:2; Ps. 130:8; Ezek. 37:23.]  Titus 2:14

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 3Mile Leg Workout
2. Work-10H
3.

Thanks to those who greeted me ‘happy birthday’ yesterday, truly grateful. My actual birthday is on the 9th and not the 1st of September [just fyi]. It has been corrected already.  Thanks to Nelson, Grace, Steffi, Judy, Maruja, Wena.

I completed a lot of small tasks yesterday ie. 2Mile swim at the lake, cleaning the house, ironing the clothes, 6Mile walk and spent 2hours with Britta holding hands, fixing a broken bulb in the pantry, changing the ac air filter, cooked for 3 hours – all in one day. Point here is I told myself that I will do it and I actually did it.  Happens all the time.

Here’s some thoughts for the day …
peculiar – unusual, strange or unconventional
zealous – full of zeal, actively and reservedly enthusiastic

Barnes on Tit 2:14 –
Who gave himself for us – See the notes at Eph_5:2.

That he might redeem us from all iniquity – The word here rendered “redeem” – λυτρόω  lutroō, occurs only here and in Luk_24:21; 1Pe_1:18. The noun, however – λύτρον  lutron, occurs in Mat_20:28; and Mar_10:45; where it is rendered “ransom;” see it explained in the notes at Mat_20:28. It is here said that the object of his giving himself was to save his people from all iniquity; see this explained in the notes at Mat_1:21.

And purify unto himself –
(1) Purify them, or make them holy. This is the first and leading object; see the notes at Heb_9:14
(2) “Unto himself;” that is, they are no longer to be regarded as their own, but as redeemed for his own service, and for the promotion of his glory; –  Notes, 1Co_6:19-20.

A peculiar people – 1Pe_2:9. The word here used (περιούσιος  periousios) occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It means, properly, having abundance; and then one’s own, what is special, or peculiar (Robinson, Lexicon), and here means that they were to be regarded as belonging to the Lord Jesus. It does not mean, as the word would seem to imply – and as is undoubtedly true – that they are to be a unique people in the sense that they are to be unlike others, or to have views and principles unique to themselves; but that they belong to the Saviour in contradistinction from belonging to themselves – “peculiar” or his own in the sense that a man’s property is his own, and does not belong to others. This passage, therefore, should not be used to prove that Christians should be unlike others in their manner of living, but that they belong to Christ as his redeemed people. From that it may indeed be inferred that they should be unlike others, but that is not the direct teaching of the passage.

Zealous of good works – As the result of their redemption; that is, this is one object of their having been redeemed; Notes, Eph_2:10.

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