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5 gru 2022 · Peter loves the concept of calling. We are called to be holy (1Pe 1:15). We are called “out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1Pe 2:9). We are called to suffer and follow Christ’s example of meekness (1Pe 2:21). In the midst of persecution, we are called “to inherit a blessing” (1Pe 3:9).
Biblical Commentary (Bible Study) 1 Peter 1:17-23 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: • Verses 1-2 open by identifying the author as "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ"—and the recipients as "the chosen ones who are living as foreigners (exiles) in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia" (all
1 Peter 3 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries. 1Peter 3:13-15 begins with a rhetorical question to introduce his discussion of the relationship between God’s grace and suffering which the readers were experiencing (both grace and suffering!). (1Pe 2:21 - note, 1Pe 1:6 - note).
20 sie 2004 · In John chapter 10, our Lord identifies Himself as the “ Good Shepherd,” contrasting Himself with those shepherds of Israel who are rebuked by the Lord in Ezekiel. Ezekiel indicts the wicked “ shepherds of Israel ” who care for themselves at the expense of the flock.
23 lis 2014 · This is “enlightenment”: transformation through slavery, suffering, and death. If Christ is the head, as a suffering and dying head, he is the head also of a suffering body that has died to the world’s systems. Christ’s system is not power but service, indeed, slavery in love.
5 cze 2023 · The point of this paragraph (1 Pet 3:18–22) is to give a reason for suffering for doing good. The reason is found in the example of Christ. “For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit” (1 Pet 3:18).
3 cze 2012 · It is the witness of Job and the psalmists (see Ps. 22)–indeed, of the whole Bible–that God hears, God sees, and God will answer. Even in the depths of despair, Jesus knew (and we can know) that God is our God (“My God, my God…”).
