Being good shepherds
Read 1 Peter 5:2-3 . What matters most in Christian leadership is not techniques but attitude. Peter had learned this principle from...
Be shepherds of God’s flock
Read 1 Peter 5:1-2a . Peter ends his letter by urging that the proper response to suffering is to live whole-heartedly for Christ. The...
“So then...”
Read 1 Peter 4:19 . Peter’s long section about suffering as a Christian comes to a conclusion in this verse. Christians are God’s people,...
Refiner’s fire
Read 1 Peter 4:17-18 . A further reason for rejoicing in our sufferings is that they are part of God’s good purpose in our lives. The...
The Spirit of glory
Read 1 Peter 4:14-16 . So to suffer for Christ is to share in his sufferings and that is both a privilege and a blessing (14). The...
Suffering and glory
Read 1 Peter 4:12-13 . The theme of suffering for Christ has been central to this letter. Just as Jesus suffered unjustly and yet did not...
Using spiritual gifts
Read 1 Peter 4:10-11 . “Gift” (10) in Greek is charisma, from charis, the word for grace. This short passage about spiritual...
Strong to the end
Read 1 Peter 4:7-9 . Just as earth history had a beginning, so too it will have an end. That end will be ushered in by the day of...
Judgement and the gospel
Read 1 Peter 4:6 . It’s because God will judge all people (5) that the gospel must be preached, for the gospel is the power of God to...
Why live to do God’s will?
Read 1 Peter 4:3-5 . Sinful behaviour can be very tempting. These various examples of human passions (3) are typical of what the world...