Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your. Digital markup bible study tool visit free bible courses. Why we must learn to gird up the loins of our minds jb cachila sun 26 mar 2017 11. Discover hundreds of wellknown phrases, quotations and idioms from the king james version of the bible. Why we must learn to \gird up the loins of our minds.
Discover hundreds of wellknown phrases, quotations and idioms from the king james version of the holy bible. The loose flowing robe which was commonly worn, was fastened with a girdle when men ran, or labored, or engaged in conflict. Definition of gird up his loins in the idioms dictionary. Andy struggles to hold on to the job and her sanity, knowing that a recommendation from miranda can open nearly any door at any magazine, but can. Bible verses about gird 26 passages king james version kjv. The nkjv is not just like the king james bible but with the old words updated. 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. Where does the phrase gird up your loins originate, and what does it mean. Clarify share report asked august 12 2014 anonymous. An illustrated guide the art of manliness in ancient times, men would gird their loins when preparing for manual labor or battle.
New american standard version 1995 gird up now thy loins like a man. 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. 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. Look up the word in your dictionary, in case you have forgotten. Pull them up between your legs and tuck them into your belt.
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. How can the study of the bible strengthen and elevate the mind as no other. Another king james bible believer nkjv word changes. The infographic below explains this ancient masculine skill. Gird up now thy loins like a man to gird up the loins, is a phrase which has allusion to the mode of dress in ancient times. 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.
Plato hath observed, that the best fencers are the worst soldiers. The message, which is a radical paraphrase, offers this. 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. 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. Well, we know that girding the mind is a means to hoping fully in grace. Now gird up your loins like a man, and i will ask you, and you instruct me.
Why did peter the apostle say, gird up the loins of your mind. The bible tells us to gird up the loins of our minds. For i will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. Why did peter the apostle say, gird up the loins of your. The devil wears prada 15 movie clip gird your loins. 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. Gird loins definition of gird loins by the free dictionary. Today i want to draw your attention to the phrase gird up the loins of your mind that is used in the verse above. Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully. 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. Girding up the loins of your mind scripture memory fellowship. May 30, 2014 as ours is a spiritual journey, peter thus calls upon christians to gird up intellectually.
Gird up the loins of your mind forerunner commentary. 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. When someone was to gird up their loins, they were to do so in preparation to run, fight, or do hard labor. Loins girded with truth protect your spiritual loins the loins, or that part of your body between the ribs and the hips, are regarded as not only the part of the body which should be clothed, as opposed to the torso and legs, but the generative part of the body. This simple command is very important, one that must not be neglected. 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. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the word of god in order to refocus ones mind and heart upon christ and his gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire bible in a year. 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. Gird up now thy loins like a man as men did use to do when they went to fight, 1 kings 20. Remaining focused on achieving the goal set before us to follow through in obedience to god will meet the responsibility of paying all our vows to god. What is the etymology of the phrase girding my loins. Contextual overview 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. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift thats coming when jesus arrives. A mans thoughts are the foundations of his actions.
To gird up our loins means that we should prepare ourselves for a fight or some enormous task. Its an ancient near east idiom that could be the equivalent of the modern roll up your sleeves. Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace 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 of. Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to. The bible instructs believers to gird up their loins or to be prepared. It has changed the meaning of literally hundreds of verses and needlessly altered thousands of words it has in other places translated just as they are in the authorized version they are supposedly revising. As ours is a spiritual journey, peter thus calls upon christians to gird up intellectually. King james version 1611 view 1611 bible scan now gird up your loins like a man, and i will ask you, and you instruct me. 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 of jesus christ. If a man fails to be sober minded, he will never be sober in his actions. And we find them in the other references to girding your loins in the bible. Peter says, therefore, having girded up the loins of your mindits an image of a person wearing flowing garments tucking the garments into.
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