1 Peter
Submission to Government
Peter says it is the will of God that Christians should be subject to their governments. In New Testament days the government was authoritarian and it was the duty of citizens to follow the rulers in absolute obedience (vv. 13-17). If Peter could urge believers to submit …
Peter Takes Us to the Cross
Peter was an eye witness of the Lord’s death, but he used the words of Scripture to describe the Lord’s suffering. Verses from the passage today and yesterday are full quotations from Isaiah 53 which tell how Jesus, who without sin accepted insults and suffering without any c …
Sharing in the Joy of Others
Many of life’s problems are caused by wrong words spoken in the wrong spirit. Peter exhorts us to: (1) Have unity of mind. Unity is not uniformity. Unity is cooperation despite diversity. (2) Have compassion. Compassion or sympathy means to have a sincere feeling for and with the needs …
Admonition for Christian Husbands
Peter now has a serious word of admonition for the Christian husbands. He reminds them of four areas of responsibility in their relationship with their wives (v. 7). Physical- “Dwell with them.†The husband must make time to be home with his wife. So many t …
Suffering for God’s Glory
Peter is saying that through the fiery trials of persecution and suffering it gives us opportunity to examine our own lives and ministry. Through this refining process we should ask ourselves the following questions: 1. Why am I suffering? (v. 15). Peter makes it c …
Following Christ May Bring Persecution
Peter explains how the Christian who stands true to Christ during persecution doesn’t do evil. Christ never returned evil for evil and the Christian who has the right attitude of Christ toward suffering will not strike out against his persecutors …
True Love is Easily Seen
Our love for God is demonstrated by our loving the brethren (v.22). An example of this is found in I John 4:20-21. Love toward God is hard to measure, however love toward the brethren is easily seen. This love is to be a “fervent†love which is real and not …
Hospitality Includes Ministering to One another
In view of the possibility of the Lord’s return Peter admonishes the believers to be “sober” (v. 7). It seems that he was telling them not to get out of balan¬ce in their emphasis of prophecy. If we think right and pray right our living should be right …
We are to Emulate Christ’s Example
There were over sixty million slaves in the Roman empire. Slavery was a way of life. Slaves served in any number of capacities including manual labor, doctors, teachers, musicians, etc. Some slaves, after accepting Jesus as their Savior, desired personal and political freedom, resulting in problems …
Be Faithful and Leave the Results to God
In looking through various commentaries we find many different interpretations of this passage. Probably when Peter wrote this section of his letter he had no idea it would be classified as one of the most difficult portions of the Word of God. Some think the phrase& …