1 Peter 3:13-22 Outline I. Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness sake, When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, dont be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say; for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say, All Rights Reserved | 1997-2020 Richard Niell Donovan. Believers are constantly exposed to a world system energized by Satan and his demons. In other words, if God is for us, it really doesnt matter who is against us. 37 (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2003), Vinson, Richard B., in Vinson, Richard B., Wilson, Richard F., and Mills, Watson E., Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary: 1&2 Peter, Jude (Macon, Georgia: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc., 2010), Waltner, Erland , Believers Church Bible Commentary: 1 and 2 Peter (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1999), He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. The answer to this is thundered in the next verse. Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Here Peter called attention to the curiosity that the ancient prophets of the Old Testament had with reference to their own writings! that which is good? (Greek: agathos) (v. 13b). He came to loose us from our sins by his blood (Revelation 1:5). Girding up the loins of your mind As he did frequently, Peter here gives a metaphorical meaning to well known expressions. "[8] Full agreement is felt with this, for on the very night of the institution of the Lord's Supper, the Saviour said of the cup, "This is the blood of the new testament shed for many for the remission of sins" (Matthew 26:26). In some sense, all of Peter's epistle is meant to encourage God's people in the midst of the trials they are experiencing. Hope is what we want but cannot see and what we will not have until sometime in the future. Author: 1 Peter 1:1 identifies the author of the Book of 1 Peter as the apostle Peter. 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written . Of course it is God's free grace that saves; and even the obedient are not saved either by works or by merit, but the disobedient are not going to be saved at all (2 Thessalonians 1:8). Thus the sufferings of a Christian must not be viewed as any "unscheduled disaster overtaking him without the will of God, but on the other hand as the very route by which the Lord Jesus wrought his wonderful redemption."[22]. Peter was the beloved name that Jesus himself had bestowed upon this apostle, and is the Greek form of the Aramaic name meaning "stone" or "pebble." This does not deny that Christians are born again through obeying the word of God (1 Peter 1:22), but refers to the source of that word, Jesus Christ, and the mighty act wrought by God in his resurrection of our Saviour from the tomb, the same being the enabling charter, the vast achievement which made the salvation of people possible. It is the word of God that abideth forever. If anyone understood persecution, it was Peter. Today, some versions of the creed substitute he descended to the dead. Some versions drop the phrase entirely. A good conscience is an alarm system that signals us when we do something wrong. This is positive proof that Peter was speaking of the new birth in the preceding verse. They might suffer now, but God will vindicate them in the end. Peter offers hope to persecuted Christians an. The Spirit of Christ here is the "Holy Spirit," who was also called by this title by Paul (Romans 8:9); and there are deductions of vast consequences which are mandated by this: Macknight gave as the meaning of this verse the observation that: To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into. But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts (v. 15a). This book was likely written in the early 60s, and the second book attributed to Peter was probably written a few years later. For their own number who had sinned, there was no day of grace, no offer of pardon, no opportunity to seek a remedy. of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. 1 Peter 1:13-25 Outline I. [10] Archibald M. Hunter, op. Jesus earlier stated this same principle: When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, dont be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say; for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say (Luke 12:11-12; see also Luke 21:14-15). The theologians may speak as long and as lustily as they like about being saved "through faith alone," but this and a thousand other New Testament passages teach otherwise. 13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?x 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.y "Do not fear their threatsb; do not be frightened."c z 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Saul of Tarsus was zealous for God (Acts 22:3; Galatians 1:14), but his zeal drove him to persecute Christians to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women (Acts 22:4; Philippians 3:6). The first strategy he employs is to get the Christ-believers to focus on the future; both theirs and their attackers. 1 Peter 3:13-22. This is where I would ordinarily state my opinion about the meaning of verses 19-20, but I am sufficiently uncertain that I am not going do that. It was altogether proper for an apostle of Jesus Christ thus to speak with reference to people's saving themselves, because there are certain things one must do to be saved; and the people who do them are indeed saved, and those who neglect or refuse to do them cannot be saved at all, at least as far as any promise of the Christian gospel is concerned. 1:14; 2:1, 12, 15; 3:1-6, 13-17; 4:2; 5:8, 9). 1 Peter 1:22. The first group of exhortations extends from this verse to the end of the chapter.1 Peter 1:13. Found inside Page 1043St. igain , the word that is heard in each man's Peter's speech , Ac 411. St. Peter repeats the teaching of doctrine of salvation ( 1 3-9 ) , he went on The Greeks had three words for love, these being [@agape], [@eros], and [@fileo]. (ed. 1 Peter Greeting. Dummelow said, "The Greek word means to look as out of a window";[40] but a variant meaning is evidently the one here: "To look comes from a word which indicates a stooping over in order to see more clearly. CHAPTER 1. 3 . Found inside1:16) leads the apostle to compare the current sufferingof the largely Gentile Thessalonian church with the past when Herod Agrippa I (AD 4144) killed James the brother of John and attempted todo the same to Peter (Acts 12:119). (D) 14As obedient(E) children, do not conform(F) to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. Another word is in order with reference to "obedience" as used by Peter in this phrase. He came to be the propitiation for the sins of the whole world. Besides these obvious facts, who ever heard of a man "searching and inquiring into" his private longings! Thus Paul was enabled to address the Corinthian church as "those sanctified in Christ Jesus" (1 Corinthians 1:2; 6:11); but sanctification must be continued until the Christian is sanctified "wholly" (1 Thessalonians 5:23). However, starting with 1 Peter 3:13, the topic becomes particularly acute. Earlier, Peter defined the nature of the hope that is in you. It is a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesnt fade away, reserved in Heaven for you (1:3-4). 1 Peter 1:13 Parallel Verses [ See commentary ] 1 Peter 1:13, NIV: "Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming." 1 Peter 1:13, ESV: "Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of . Gods opponents dont have the power to thwart Gods purposes. He came to offer one sacrifice for sins forever (Hebrews 10:12). Give a blessing instead (8-12) II. 1 Peter 2:22-23. The vanity, futility, lustfulness and ignorance of the Christless life are pointedly stressed in this chapter. "Jesus is in control of our lives and our world because Jesus is in control of the violent waters of baptism." Commentary, 1 Peter 3:18-22 (Lent 1B), Karl Jacobson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009. When we study the instructions here we need to remember that the society in which the early church lived was different to ours, and by no means so caring for human rights. "In fact, faith and hope in God are both the purpose and the result of Christ's resurrection and ascension."[54]. [5] Archibald M. Hunter, The Interpreter's Bible, Vol. For reasons that will appear below, critics have been very diligently at work on this Scripture. My Joy in the Desert. Later, Peter says, For if God didnt spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment, the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment (2 Peter 2:4, 9). Some people think that Christ descended into hell to preach the Good News to these fallen angels, but I am not convinced that this is true. (S) 20He was chosen before the creation of the world,(T) but was revealed in these last times(U) for your sake. Barclay, William, Daily Study Bible: The Letters of James and Peter (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2003), Bartlett, David L., The New Interpreters Bible: Hebrews, James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude and Revelation, Vol. Found inside Page 1043Jn 1126. other places in NT . , words spoken of Him are 1 Jn39 . By the word ] We need St. Peter repeats the teaching of doctrine of salvation ( 1 3-9 ) This is not to be understood as a prophecy that their trials would be of short duration, but relates to the fact of earthly life being almost infinitely shorter than eternal life. For three-and-a-half years, Chris Juby posted one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day to 30,000 folowers, finishing the project in November 2013. This edition is the full archive of all 1,189 summaries. According to the foreknowledge of God the Father That God did indeed foreknow the calling of the Gentiles to be among the chosen people is proved by the dozens of prophetic references to this very event in the Old Testament. Even the salvation of your souls Dummelow pointed out that "the Greek has no word for your,"[26] which, accordingly, is italicized in our version. Verses 18-22 focus on the example of Jesus as one who suffered wrongly. The Apostle Paul uses similar language to talk about authorities and powers (1 Corinthians 15:24-25; see also Ephesians 1:21). [50] Archibald M. Hunter, op. The Spirit's being the agent of this continuing obedience unto sanctification "wholly," proves that the initial steps of accepting and obeying the gospel are not meant, because no one ever made it any clearer than did Peter that people must believe, repent and be baptized "in order to receive" and before they can ever receive, the promise of the Spirit (Acts 2:38ff). Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10 a day. [59] David H. Wheaton, op. Throughout the Bible, we find the idea that Gods people have nothing to fear from foes, because God will protect them (Psalm 56:4; 91:7; 118:6; Isaiah 50:9; Matthew 5:10-12; 10:28-31, 39; 16:25-26; Luke 12:4-7; 21:17-18). . As noted above, the purpose of these Christians clear consciences is to prevent their detractors from finding anything to criticize. This book teaches you how to train yourself in godliness through the implementation of six disciplinesBible study, prayer, fasting, healthy living, financial stewardship, and serving others. 1:13-16 II. It was of this that Peter spoke. Canaan, the inheritance of the old Israel, had indeed been corrupted; foreign enemies invaded it and subjected the people to slavery; evil kings arose from themselves who oppressed and devoured the land; but the heavenly inheritance cannot be corrupted. Statistically the writing has the word "God" thirty-nine times, which means an average of once in every forty-three words. In 1 Peter 3:22 (the last verse of this lectionary reading), Peter says that angels and authorities and powers (have been) made subject to (Christ).. Here again the continuing contrast between the old and new Israel is in view. Of course, the Christians themselves, under the terms of the Father's will, contribute to that safety. Christ is our example of suffering for doing what is right (18-22) Now Christ sits at the right hand of the Father in heaven. 1 Peter: Hermeneia, a Critical and Historical Commentary on the . who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven (v. 22a). Found inside Page 170For four he obtained from Rome supposed remains of S. Peter , S. Paul , S. Lawrence , and S. Pancras , by whose 1 Lib . i . de Glor . 1 Peter 3:13-22 Commentary. There is nothing masochistic about the Christian faithnothing that encourages suffering for the sake of suffering. Secondly, there is the notion that Peter had to "build" his words. with humility (Greek: prautes) and fear (Greek: phobos) (v. 15b). 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. "[4] Many scholars see in the very order in which Peter mentioned these provinces an indication that Peter was writing from Rome. Conscience is a good translation here. As we try to do what Jesus would have us do, he helps us to bypass countless potholes and minefields. May e grace and f peace be multiplied to you.. Born Again to a Living Hope. Sweet Company, 1972), p. 18. Often translated as lovingkindness, covenant faithfulness, or steadfast love, Michael Card unpacks the many dimensions of hesed, exploring how it is used in the Old Testament to reveal God's character and how its fullness is ultimately Martin Luther, in his commentary on Peter and Jude, wrote of this verse, A wonderful text is this, and a more obscure passage perhaps than any other in the New Testament, so that I do not know for a certainty just what Peter means.. As Wheaton noted: [15] Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament, Peter (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1953), p. 114. After the vision in which God instructed Peter to kill and eat animals that were considered unclean under Jewish law, Peter instructed the Gentiles, Cornelius and his friends, leading to their receiving the Holy Spirit and being baptized (Acts 10:26-48). Handed down from your fathers Ah, here is the secret of most of the error on earth. Be submissive to your husbands a. Verse-by-verse commentary on the Book of Job God's people occasionally have had to disobey a human government when commanded to sin -- that is the exception. 5. It is the salvation of people's souls, not their take-home pay, nor the quality of their housing, which looms in Scripture as the great commission for the church. This alludes to Psalm 110:1, which says, Yahweh says to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet' (see also Romans 8:34; Ephesians 1:20; Hebrews 8:1). King Solomon built a temple in the city of Jerusalem about 950 years before the birth of Jesus (BC) (1 Kings 6-8). (See short dissertation on The Mercy Seat in this series of commentaries, my Commentary on Hebrews, pp. 1 Peter 2:1-17. They bore children to them. Most scholars believe that Gods sons in that context were angels. As Dummelow put it, "The truth is the substance of the gospel."[58]. John Piper . 2:9. The word "blessed" as used of God in this verse is a special word, "consecrated to God alone in the New Testament";[11] and it is utterly different from the term "blessed" as used in the beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount. Isaiah told the Judeans not to fear their opponents, but to fear God and to trust in his promises. It refers to clarity of mind and the resulting good judgment. eHave no fear of them, fnor be troubled, 15 but gin your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, halways being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for . Wherefore, girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; Founded upon the Old Testament requirement that the Jews should observe the Passover with their "loins girded," a few have imagined all kinds of vain things, alleging that 1Peter is a sermon delivered in connection with observing the Lord's supper;[43] but the scholars should look, not always to the Old Testament, but to the words of Christ, for what Peter meant by this (Luke 12:35,36). Jesus then gave Peter the name of Cephas - John 1:40-42. As Kelcy observed, "Thus it is seen that holiness is basic to true religion in both the Old Testament and the New Testament; without it, no one shall see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14)."[46]. As we begin, notice two aspects of Peter's message. Quick outline of 1 Peter. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The eight people were Noah, his wife, their three sons, and their sons wives (Genesis 6:10, 18; 7:13). 3:18-22 The Witness of Our Words. By his office an apostle of Jesus Christ. "Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart." (1:22) This is a powerful truth. It is a mystery why many modern commentators deny a proposition like this, especially in view of the fact that the apostle Peter himself, on Pentecost, uttered the words of God, which he did not at all fully comprehend at the time, the vital truth that the promises of the gospel are for "them that are afar off," clearly meaning, in retrospect, the Gentiles, but in no manner being fully understood by Peter at the time he spoke this. "[19] If people go to the trouble to test gold, how much more should it be expected that God will test faith? It is not the deductions that people make from the sacred text, but the word itself that saves. He came to be the propitiation for our sins (2 John 1:2:2; 4:10). Paul asked Christians in Rome, If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31). as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance: As children of obedience "Despite its emphasis on Christian freedom, obedience is one of the cardinal virtues of the New Testament. The Greek word kataischuno means to shame or to disgrace. The apostle who has seen, admires, and appreciates the love and joy of the brethren who have not seen(!) The Greek word zelotes means zeal. Opening illustration: tell the story of the girl that I met in OT Survey in seminary who had a small scar on her right thumb. 18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; 19 in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament. [45] Isaiah referred to the Father as "the Holy One of Israel" (Isaiah 30:15); and the great premise here is that children of such a God must themselves be holy "in all manner of living." How are we sprinkled with the blood of Christ? Do you feel reluctant to tell others you are a born again . This translation makes the purpose of Christ's resurrection and glory to be that of creating faith in God; however the RSV rendition has it, "So that your faith and hope are in God." Behold, Yahwehs eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness (Psalm 33:18). [16] Archibald M. Hunter, op. The term "awful" arose out of the Middle Ages, invented to signify the everburning hell that many people in the world believed then and still believe. The Christians too, like the Jews after the removal of the ten tribes and the Babylonia captivity, are scattered all over the earth, being separated, not merely from each other, but from the heavenly Jerusalem as well. Ibid. There are several notions in vogue as to what, exactly, is the antecedent; but the most obvious meaning is that the whole "situation" just discussed is being given as the logical reason why they greatly rejoice, or are commanded to greatly rejoice. cit., p. 588. Having established the first part of the analogy in verse 20that the inhabitants of the ark were saved through waterPeter now connects that image with the salvation power of Christian baptism. There is no full understanding of such a thing as this by finite intelligence; but the heart of faith believes it without reservation or doubt. The seed itself is living and active (Hebrews 4:12). The notion that being under the grace of God, and being saved by grace through faith, nullifies Scriptures such as these is extremely erroneous. Coming from Rome by sea, the bearer of the letter would debark at a port on the Black Sea in Pontus; "He would begin in Pontus and travel around the Christian communities of Galatia, Cappadocia, and Asia, ending his journey in Bithynia."[5]. 1 Peter 1:13. "[61] By his absolute identification of the holy gospel proclaimed by the apostles as that "word of God" which abides forever, it would appear that this is certainly true. but the answer (Greek: eperotema) of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ (v. 21b). That you might win those who are not believers b. Pass the time of your sojourning in fear Another strand of the epistle's thought surfaces again here, as in 1 Peter 1:1. Roger Hahn. 10 Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1967), p. 276. Peter did nothing to explain or justify his apostleship and did not add a phrase like "by the will of God" as Paul did on some occasions (1 Corinthians 1:1, 2 Corinthians 1:1, Galatians 1:1, Ephesians 1:1, and so on). Mar 22, 2016. They took refuge in the ark during the flood, and so were saved (Genesis 7:7, 23). "Faith" as used here means "staunch fidelity" as well as trustfulness. Start Here! 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