Jam 1:18, 1Pe 1:22 | Family | STEP | Begat he us ; by the regeneration of our souls, and thus made us his spiritual children. With the word of truth ; which is the instrument of his Spirit. A kind of first-fruits ; the gospel was first preached to the Jews, and the primitive believers were, like the first sheaf offered at the sanctuary, the earnest of the ingathering of all nations to Christ. See . As every thing good in men comes from God, and every thing evil from themselves, they should renounce self-dependence, and give God the glory of whatever good they enjoy.

James 1:18

Begat he us; by the regeneration of our souls, and thus made us his spiritual children.

With the word of truth; which is the instrument of his Spirit.

A kind of first-fruits; the gospel was first preached to the Jews, and the primitive believers were, like the first sheaf offered at the sanctuary, the earnest of the ingathering of all nations to Christ. See Le 23:9-14. As every thing good in men comes from God, and every thing evil from themselves, they should renounce self-dependence, and give God the glory of whatever good they enjoy.

1 Peter 1:22

Unto unfeigned love; having this for its proper result.