Things the Angels Desire to Look Into (1 Peter 1:12)

Summary:

Peter highlights the angels’ eager attention to the Gospel to show the inexhaustible greatness of the gospel. Even the highest created intelligences remain dependent learners, and they find in Christ’s sufferings and glory the fullest display of God’s wisdom and perfection. The wonder and attention of the angels call us to be more grateful, to careful study, and to appreciate more eagerly the grace of the gospel, as well as public confession, and prayer for the Gospel’s spread.

Outline:

• The object of angelic study
  • Salvation, the grace of God, and the sufferings and glory of Christ.
• The continuing growth of creatures
  • Even angels are finite, dependent, and always learning.
• The vastness of the Gospel
  • A Gospel that instructs angels cannot be shallow or easily mastered.
• The excellence of redemption
  • The Gospel displays God’s perfections more fully than his other works.
• The believer’s response
  • Receive, study, experience, confess, and spread the Gospel.