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The writer is referring to the trials which those whom he addressed were experiencing. Those trials seem to have arisen mainly from persecution, and he exhorts them to manifest a spirit of kindness toward all - even though they were engaged in persecuting them.
We are to make war with sin, but not with people
And Holiness - The Great Purpose of Life
- Instead of yielding to contending passions and to a spirit of war
- instead of seeking revenge on your persecutors and foes
- make it rather your aim to be holy.
- Let that be the object of your pursuit; the great purpose of your life.
Without Which No Man Shall See the Lord
All will see the Lord in the day of judgment. In this verse, "shall see" is used in the sense of:
- being with the Lord
- dwelling with the Lord
- enjoying the Lord
Reformatted and Edited Text by Sallee Bonham
Original Text is from Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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