Living under Christ’s lordship (part 2)
Read 1 Peter 4:2 . So by repentance and faith in Jesus we have died to sin and now live a new life under his lordship – “the old has...
Living under Christ’s lordship (part 1)
Read 1 Peter 4:1 . Therefore connects back to 3:17-18 and the theme of Christ’s undeserved suffering. He did that to bring us to God (18)...
At God’s right hand
Read 1 Peter 3:22 . The death (18) and resurrection of Jesus (21) were followed by his ascension and exaltation (22), the supreme...
Saved by Christ’s resurrection
Read 1 Peter 3:20-21 . Having spoken of Noah as a messenger of salvation, Peter then sees in Noah a parallel with salvation itself. He...
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...