Gird Up the Loins of Your Mind

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Gird Up the Loinsof Your Mind

• 1 Peter 113

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Girding Up the Loins

• Girding up the loins was done by gathering up the
  loose clothing around the waist that would
  restrict or impede movement and progress
  (2 K. 18 Mt. 34) it was an act of readiness
  preparedness
• Sojourners, speakers, servants, and soldiers were
  told to gird up the loins

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Girding Up the Loins

• Sojourners were told to have their loins girded
  for travel (Ex. 1211)
• Speakers were told to have their loins girded for
  preaching (Jer. 117)
• Servants were told to have their loins girded for
  work (Prov. 3117 Lk. 1235-37)
• Soldiers were told to have their loins girded for
  battle (Isa. 115 Eph. 614)

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Gird Up the Loins of Your Mind

• Peter has been writing about the Christians
  living hope (13-5)
• There will be suffering along the way that will
  end in salvation (16-9)
• Which salvation the prophets spoke about
  (110-12)
• Wherefore (113)

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Gird Up the Loins of Your Mind

• Girding up involves putting out of the way that
  which impedes progress
• Worry, fear (Phil. 46 2 Tim. 17)
• Envy, jealous, hatred, bitterness, impurity (Gal.
  519-20 Eph. 431 Col. 35)
• Conceit, pride (Rom. 123,16)

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Gird Up the Loins of Your Mind

• Girding up involves mental preparedness
• Mentally prepared for holy living (115
  21-10 310-12 43-5)
• Mentally prepared for loving service and
  generosity (122 38 48-9 55)

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Gird Up the Loins of Your Mind

• Mentally prepared for temptation (211 58)
• Mentally prepared for subjection (213 36)
• Mentally prepared for suffering (220-21
  314 412-16)

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Gird Up the Loins of Your Mind

• Mentally prepared for giving a defense of ones
  faith (315)