18神是公义的,祂的行政建立在公义上。诗篇八十九篇十四节说,公义是神宝座的根基。所以,我们这些神的子民活在祂的行政之下,必须有公义的生活。我们必须向义活着。但因着我们在自己里面无法过这样的生活,救主就拯救我们,好叫我们过义的生活,就是满足神行政公义要求的生活(彼得前书生命读经,三一八至三一九、二二三至二二六页)。
18God is righteous, and His government is established upon righteousness. Psalm 89:14 says that righteousness is the foundation of God’s throne. Therefore, as God’s people living under His government, we must have a righteous life…But because in ourselves we are not able to live this kind of life, the Savior saves us to live a life of righteousness, a life that fulfills the righteous requirements of God’s government. (Life-study of 1 Peter, pp. 264, 188-190)