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"peculiar" is found in Titus 2:14. Christians are the peculiar people of God. We use the word sometimes when we speak of something odd or strange. But that is not its use here. The word is translated from a Greek word which is made up of two words, one which means "around, " as a circle, and the other which means "to be. " It can be charted by a dot within a circle. This will help us to understand the meaning of the combined word. As the circle is around the dot, so God is around each one of His saints. The circle monopolizes the dot, has the dot all to itself.
So God has His own all to Himself. They are His own private unique possession. He has reserved them for Himself. The expression in 1 Thessalonians 1:1, "The church of the Thessalonians in God, " has in it the same idea, for the Greek case is locative of sphere. That is, it is in the sphere of God, circumscribed by God, surrounded by Him.
This is a place of high privilege. In 1 Peter 2:7, the Greek has it, "Unto you who believe, is the preciousness. " That is, the preciousness of Jesus is imputed to us. He becomes our preciousness in the eyes of the Father as He becomes our righteousness before the law. The Son dwells in the bosom of the Father, closest to the Father's affections. Marvellous grace, that we sinners saved by grace are brought into that favored place closest to the Father's affections. The Father loves us as much as He loves His only begotten Son. What a pillow on which to rest our weary hearts when going through a testing time.
This is also a place of protection. Place a dot outside of the circle, and draw an arrow from that dot to the dot inside the circle. Label that dot a temptation. As the arrow cannot reach the dot except it go through the circle, so no temptation can reach us except it go through the permissive will of God first. As we walk in the center of God's will, He will not permit the Devil to confront us with a temptation too great for us, but will provide us with the necessary faith and spiritual strength to overcome it. Victory over sin is a guaranteed fact when we are in the center of God's will. Put another dot outside the circle. Run an arrow to the dot inside. Label the outside dot "a trial or testing time." As the arrow cannot reach the dot inside unless it goes through the circle, so no time of testing, no sorrow, can reach the child of God who dwells in the center of His will, unless it comes through the permissive will of God, and when it reaches us, God sees to it that all needed grace is given to bear that trial. He is the God of all grace who comforts us in all our afflictions. And this is what Paul means in 1 Corinthians 10:13 when he says, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it. " The Greek word translated "temptation" has two meanings, first, "a time of testing or trial," second, "a solicitation to do evil." We are the peculiar people of God, all His own, closest to His affections, under His protecting care, the recipients of all needed comfort and grace.
God in His wisdom plans the test, and limits the temptation. God in His love sends the test, and permits the temptation. God in His grace meets the test, and overcomes the temptation. In His wisdom He plans and limits. The purpose of Christian suffering is that it is a means whereby sin is put out of our lives and likeness to Jesus produced. "We must be ground between the millstones of suffering before we can become bread for the hungry multitudes." In His love He sends and permits. Christian suffering shows God's love for that saint. God wants him more to Himself. In His grace He meets and overcomes. The grace of God is sufficient to surmount every difficulty, comfort any sorrow, overcome any temptation.
Wuest's Word Studies from the Greek New Testament - Volume 3. Chapter 1 Golden Nuggets, The Peculiar People of God
Greek Strong's Number:
4041
Greek Word: περιούσιος
Transliteration: periousios
Phonetic Pronunciation:
per-ee-oo'-see-os
Root: from the present participle feminine of a compound of <G4012> and <G1510>
Cross Reference: TDNT - 6:57,828
Part of Speech: adj
Vine's Words: Possess, Possession
Usage Notes:
English Words used in KJV:
peculiar 1
[Total Count: 1]
from the presumed participle feminine of a compound of <G4012> (peri) and <G1510> (eimi); being beyond usual, i.e. special (one's own) :- peculiar.
Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
Titus 2:9 (WuestNT) 9 Exhort
slaves to be putting themselves in subjection to their own masters with implicit
obedience in all things; to give them satisfaction, not crossing them, not
pilfering, but showing the utmost trustworthiness, in order that the teaching of
God our Saviour they may embellish with honor in all things; for the grace of
God bringing salvation appeared to all men, instructing us that denying impiety
and worldly cravings we should live discreetly and righteously and piously in
the midst of this present age, expectantly looking for the prosperous
expectation, even the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour,
Jesus
Christ, who gave himself on our behalf in order that He might set us free from
every lawlessness and purify for himself a people of His own private possession,
zealous of good works. These things be constantly speaking and exhorting; and be
rebuking with every authority. Let no one be despising you.
Wuest, Kenneth S., trans.
The New Testament: An Expanded Translation Grand Rapids, MI: Wlliam B. Eerdmans, 1961. Reprint, Grand Rapids, MI: Wlliam B. Eerdmans, 2002. WORD
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περιούσιος perioúsios [chosen, special] <G4041>
1. This word means “more than enough.” In the papyri we find
ho perioúsios (“the chosen one”) for the married man.
2. The LXX uses the word five times. In Ex. 19:5; Dt. 26:18 the
laós perioúsios is God’s “special possession”; as such it has a duty to avoid idolatry and keep the commandments (Dt. 14:2).
3. The only NT instance is in Tit. 2:14. Christ’s work of redemption has created for God a people that is a costly possession or special treasure. The basis is Christ’s eschatological work, the orientation is to the final appearing, and the implication is a life that already actualizes the divine promise and command.
[H. PREISKER, VI, 57–58]
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament: Abridged in One Volume.
Titus 2:14-15 (CWSB) repro<G3739> Who aina<G1325> gave rxpro<G1438> himself pre<G5228> for ppro<G2257> us, <G2443> that he might asbm<G3084> redeem ppro<G2248> us pre<G575> from an,aj<G3956> all an,nn<G458> iniquity, <G2532> and asba<G2511> purify unto rxpro<G1438> himself a pr/an,aj<G4041> peculiar an,nn<G2992> people, pr/an,nn<G2207> zealous of an,aj<G2570> good an,nn<G2041> works.
Zodhiates, Spiros, ed. The Complete Word Study New Testament Chattanooga, TN: AMG, 1991. WORDsearch CROSS e-book.
Titus 2:14 (KJV) 14 Who gave
himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto
himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
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