1. 1 Peter 1:9 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does Peter mean with the word “obtaining”?

1 Peter 1:9 (ESV)

9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

The term Peter uses has the sense of walking away with the prize you have received (be it booty of war or award in athletic competition; see 1 Peter 5:4); the walking away expresses indisputable ownership. The picture here is of the born-again person receiving his inheritance on the last day (1 Peter 1:5) and walking away with it as his personal possession. That moment represents the climax of the joy that comes with love for the Lord.