Father Noel Alexandre's Literal Commentary on 1 Peter 1:3-9

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 Translated by Qwen. 1 Pet 1:3–4: The Blessing of Regeneration "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has regenerated us unto a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, unto an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you." We ought to give immortal thanks to God, to offer Him continually the sacrifice of praise, on account of His infinite goodness toward His elect. It belongs to the Eternal Father to choose the members of His Son, the adopted children who are co-heirs with the Only-Begotten. Let us seek no other reason for this election than mercy, whose greatness cannot be worthily expressed in human words. He who spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all. Us, unworthy sinners, His enemies, deserving of eternal punishments, He has regenerated through Baptism; and, the oldness which we had contracted from Adam in our first birth being abolished, He ...
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Cassiodorus' Commentary on Ephesians 5:8-14

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Eph 5:8 “But you were once darkness, when you did not know the will of the Lord; but now you know all things. Therefore, as great as the difference is between light and darkness, so far ought you to stand apart from your former way of life.

But now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light. It must be carefully observed that we ourselves are darkness, but we are light in the Lord, so that no one may glory in his own merits.

Eph 5:9 For the fruit of light consists in goodness, justice, and truth. True knowledge produces such fruits.

Eph 5:10 Testing what is pleasing to God. From the Law examine what God wills, not what men assert.

Eph 5:11 And because light cannot have fellowship with darkness, whatever is done without the fear or knowledge of God profits nothing, nor does anything avail which is not done for the sake of God.

But rather reprove them. Not only should you refuse to participate, but you should even rebuke them.

Eph 5:12 For the things done by them in secret—whether in houses or in temples—it is shameful even to speak of them. It is shameful for us to speak of the things which they are not ashamed to do, as though in darkness.

Eph 5:13-14 But all things that are reproved by the light are made manifest. A person begins to be light when he believes and is joined to you. For everything that is made manifest is light.

As he says to the Corinthians: “Even the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and thus, falling upon his face, he will adore God, declaring that truly God is among you" (cf., 1 Cor 14:25).

Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep.” As if he were saying: do not communicate in the unfruitful works of darkness. The voice of some wise man pierces the conscience of a pagan; one praises the good of continence, another sets forth the dangers of luxury.

“And Christ will enlighten you.” When you have believed in him, you will become light.

CONTINUE

 

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