Alive in the spiritual realm
Read 1 Peter 3:18-20 . Having died for our sins, Christ was “made alive” (18) i.e. “God raised him from the dead” (Acts 2:24; 1...
To bring you to God
Read 1 Peter 3:18 . The enduring of unjust suffering for the sake of witness to others (17) was modelled to us by Jesus himself. But the...
Sharing in Christ’s suffering
Read 1 Peter 3:17 . Peter has already said that suffering for doing good is commendable to God and in line with Christ’s own example...
With gentleness and respect
Read 1 Peter 3:15-16 . Telling people why we believe in Jesus is important but so too is the way that we do it. We must not try and...
Be ready to say why you believe
Read 1 Peter 3:15 . Jesus promised that in hostile situations he will give us the words to say (Lk.12:11-12; 21:12-15). Because he’s our...
Set apart Christ as Lord
Read 1 Peter 3:15 . Believing that Jesus is Lord is central to Christian faith. This was Peter’s message at Pentecost (Acts 2:36) – by...
Don’t fear persecution
Read 1 Peter 3:13-14 . Peter now begins a new section dealing with the problem of persecution by unbelievers. This was clearly being...
Finally, all of you... (part 2)
Read 1 Peter 3:8-12 . Two further qualities of Christlike behaviour are added to the four already listed (8): . 5 Be humble. Along with...
Finally, all of you (part 1)
Read 1 Peter 3:8-9 . Whatever our status in life (2:13 - 3:7), we should be like Jesus in our behaviour to everyone. So, “finally”,...
Husbands, in the same way...
Read 1 Peter 3:7 . Throughout this long section about submission to others, Peter emphasises that this is the way of godliness. It is...