The referent of egeusasthe (you have tasted) in 1 Peter 2:3

In 1 Peter 2:2-3 the addressees are exhorted to “yearn for the unadulterated milk oGod’s word ... like newborn babies”. This exhortation is motivateby: “since you have tasted that the Lord is good”. This article attempts to establish the referent of egeusasthe. Viewed as part of the “rebegetting” a...

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Main Author: Fika J. van Rensburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2009-12-01
Series:Acta Theologica
Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2255
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description In 1 Peter 2:2-3 the addressees are exhorted to “yearn for the unadulterated milk oGod’s word ... like newborn babies”. This exhortation is motivateby: “since you have tasted that the Lord is good”. This article attempts to establish the referent of egeusasthe. Viewed as part of the “rebegetting” and resultant new birth, 1 Peter 2:3 suggests that God has given the “something” to sustain them in their salvation. The paper concludes that the implicit object of egeusasthe is colostrum. The referent then is that God has given the addressees colostrum as part of the beget/rebirth process, to sustain them in their salvation. Having tasted the colostrum they now know that the Lord is good. This experience of the goodness of the Lord becomes the reason why they (must) yearn for (more) milk, so that they can grow up in their salvation.
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spelling doaj-art-0b40ad3e6cf743f0ac13d439c9f007da2025-02-11T10:05:23ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892009-12-0129210.38140/at.v29i2.2255The referent of egeusasthe (you have tasted) in 1 Peter 2:3Fika J. van Rensburg0North-West University In 1 Peter 2:2-3 the addressees are exhorted to “yearn for the unadulterated milk oGod’s word ... like newborn babies”. This exhortation is motivateby: “since you have tasted that the Lord is good”. This article attempts to establish the referent of egeusasthe. Viewed as part of the “rebegetting” and resultant new birth, 1 Peter 2:3 suggests that God has given the “something” to sustain them in their salvation. The paper concludes that the implicit object of egeusasthe is colostrum. The referent then is that God has given the addressees colostrum as part of the beget/rebirth process, to sustain them in their salvation. Having tasted the colostrum they now know that the Lord is good. This experience of the goodness of the Lord becomes the reason why they (must) yearn for (more) milk, so that they can grow up in their salvation. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2255
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