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Excerpted from: Be Holy, as I am HolyI think it is interesting this phrase in the first verse here. It says, "gird up the loins of your mind." I was really curious on what this means. In Bible times, they wore tunics and this was basically a robe that was probably a one-piece garment that basically went down to their ankles, similar to a very, very long shirt. And with the length of these tunics, it would be very hard for them to move quickly because of the restraints.
And so the phrase "gird up your loins" refers to a special way that they would tie the tunic up, converting it basically to a shorter dress, you might say, or a shorter robe. But what it did, it freed up the legs so it could prepare them if they want to work, they want to travel, or even go into battle. The wearer, though, was preparing themselves for action of one type or another.
Peter is saying, be prepared both mentally and spiritually for action or challenges that come your way, because they are coming. It means to focus your thoughts, eliminating distractions, and readying yourself for a spiritual challenge and be prepared for any resistance against temptation.
That is why it says, "Be holy, for I am holy."
I Peter 1:13-14
Excerpted from: Holiness (Part 2)We are to gird up the loins of our mind. One Bible says, "Prepare your mind for action." Be self-controlled, in order that you might be holy. Now, why?
So even inanimate things can be made holy—by the sanctification of God. But brethren, we are not inanimate! We have mind. We have will. We have attitude. We can make choices. And for us, holiness not only involves the sanctification of God, it also involves choices (attitudes) leading to right conduct of life.
Before conversion, we lived in ignorance and were consequently dominated by the satisfaction of our own desires. But when God calls us, we must cease living according to what is profane. (You shall not profane the name of your God.) Remember that holiness implies separation to God. And therefore we have to seek to produce the divine likeness of holiness in all of our behavior. This is where the Holy Spirit comes in.
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