Embracing the Priesthood of All Believers
If we would stop pointing this verse at others and start pointing it at ourselves we would all be living on mission. How exciting! It is about participation, not sitting and absorbing what others do.
Studying 1 Peter 5:1-14 Elders Shepherding the Flock
In the last chapter of First Peter, Peter spends some time writing to the elders in his audience. The first word in the chapter is missed in some translations including the NIV< NRSV and NKJV – “Therefore.” This reminds us that what Peter is about to write is connected with what he was just talking […]
Study of 1 Peter 4:12-19
Right before Peter wraps up his letter he spends a little more time talking about what it means to suffer as a Christian. Suffering and hints of suffering are found throughout First Peter. This is one of those instances where he deals with it directly. When you choose to follow Jesus you are choosing a […]
Studying 1 Peter 4:1-11
Suffering serves a purpose. Peter links suffering for being a Christian with being done with sin (4:1). I don’t think Peter can possibly mean the person who has suffered for Christ will never sin again. I believe he is saying something similar to what we have in Romans 6 that the ideal Christian life is […]
Studying 1 Peter 3:8-22 – Expect to Suffer
We are so affluent that most of us don’t really expect to suffer much. It is easy to think that suffering comes from poor decision making, especially in the financial realm. But when it comes to being a Christian, suffering comes with the territory. In fact, if you suffer for being a Christian it shows […]
Studying 1 Peter 3:7 – Instructions for Husbands
“Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.” – 1 Peter 3:7 Peter says that the husbands are to “be considerate” of their […]
Studying 1 Peter 3:1-6 Instructions to Wives
Peter has already started in on a section on how to live as a Christian alien and stranger in the world within the various roles one can occupy. The lens through which these relationships and roles are viewed is the lens of Jesus. He suffered for doing what was right and in doing so won […]
Studying 1 Peter 2:18-25 – Instructions for Christian Slaves
One of Peter’s main points in the letter is that as a Christian you are an alien in the world and so here is how you are to live. He starts 1 Peter 2 talking about our identity in Christ and finishes chapter two and into three talking about specific roles the Christians in his […]
Studying 1 Peter 2:11-17: A Peaceable Life in a Hostile World
The way you live your life bears witness to the Gospel. This is true in face-to-face interactions as much as it is true in online interactions. The way you treat others and live your life bears witness to the Gospel. No matter what role you find yourself in there are two things that need to […]
Studying 1 Peter 2:1-10
1 Peter chapter 2 starts with “therefore”…since you were sanctified by the Spirit (1:2), sprinkled by the blood of Jesus (1:2), directed to be holy (1:16), redeemed by the blood of Jesus (1:18) and purified by obeying the truth (1:22)…put away all things contrary to the nature of what God has both done for you […]