1 Peter 2
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 …
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 …
Believers in the World
If we are going to witness to the lost people around us, we must live honest lives before them. We must “walk our talk.” Our good works must back up our good words (Matthew 5:16). It’s a tragedy when unsaved people reject Jesus and His Word because of the inconsistent lives of professing …
Stones in God’s Temple
Peter listed five sins that his readers were guilty of (v. 1). (1) hate, (2) hypocrisy, (3) envy, (4) jealousy and (5) slander. Sadly, many who claim to be “Christians†lack any appetite for God’s Word. They will only eat if some else feeds them (v. 2). Often, when a child lacks an appetite, they …
Who Christ Says we are as Christians
In these two verses Peter is dealing with AN IDENTITY CRISIS. We live in a world where many people, both in and out of the body of Christ are experiencing an identity crisis. In light of our identity crisis, we must deal with the pre-conceived opinion of: WHO THE WORLD T …