Outline 1 Peter 2:1-10: Things To Put Away: 1 Peter 2:1-3 A Living Stone In. Spiritual House: 1 Peter 2:4-8The New Israel: 1 Peter 2:9-10 Introductory Comments: ‘In this chapter we continue the apostle's discussion of the requirements of holiness….most of all it means being clothed with the liken... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:1 ‘Therefore, putting aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.'_ ‘THEREFORE' -‘resumes the line of argument which was interrupted by verses 23 to 25. The word “so”, or “therefore”, refers back to the command “love one another” in verse 22. This verse explai... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:2 ‘like newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the word, that by it you may grow in respect to salvation'_ ‘LIKE NEWBORN BABES' -‘Thirst, like newborn infants' (Wey). While new converts or the spiritually immature are called babes (1 Corinthians 3:1; Hebrews 5:13). This expression doe... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:3 ‘if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord'_ ‘IF' -or since. The tense of the verb reveals that Peter is assuming that they have. _‘TASTED THE KINDNESS OF THE LORD'_ -‘Tasted'-Feel, try, experience. ‘found by experience that the Lord is kind' (TCNT). ‘Kindness'-Every Christian has... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:4 ‘And coming to Him as to. living stone, rejected by men, but choice and precious in the sight of God,'_ ‘AND COMING TO HIM' -‘indicating. “close” and an habitual (present participle) approach and an intimate association.' (Vincent p. 642). POINTS TO NOTE: 1. An expression used in the G... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:5 ‘you also, as living stones, are being built up as. spiritual house for. holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.'_ ‘YOU ALSO' -Similar to the vine and the branches comparison (John 15:1 ff), Jesus is the chief cornerstone upon whom are... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:6 ‘For this is contained in Scripture: “Behold. lay in Zion. choice stone,. precious corner stone, and he who believes in Him shall not be disappointed.”'_ ‘FOR' -The statement about Jesus being. living stone in found in the Old Testament. ‘Peter now supports his affirmation in verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:7 ‘This precious value, then, is for you who believe. But for those who disbelieve, “The stone which the builders rejected, this became the very corner stone,”'_ ‘THIS PRECIOUS VALUE' -‘It is you, therefore, who believe who see its value' (Gspd). Which means that the only person who adm... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:8 ‘and, “A stone of stumbling and. rock of offense”; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.'_ ‘A STONE OF STUMBLING AND. ROCK OF OFFENSE' -(Isaiah 2:14) 1. ‘Stone of stumbling'-a stumbling block,. stone which causes men to st... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:9 ‘But you are. chosen race,. royal priesthood,. holy nation,. people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;'_ ‘BUT YOU ARE' -Only two groups exist. And what makes the difference is obedience t... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:10 ‘for you once were not. people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.'_ ‘FOR YOU ONCE WERE NOT. PEOPLE' -Prior to their conversion, these people had not belonged to God. The idea of predestination completely dies in this verse... [ Continue Reading ]
_1 Peter 2:11 ‘Beloved,. urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.'_ ‘BELOVED' -‘dear friends' (Arndt p. 6); ‘term of endearment and warm affection' (Woods p. 65). word which indicates that Peter himself was practicing. sincere love for the bre... [ Continue Reading ]
_1 Peter 2:12 ‘Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may on account of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.'_ ‘KEEP YOUR BEHAVIOR' -again, the language of choice and freewill. The fi... [ Continue Reading ]
_1 Peter 2:13 ‘Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to. king as the one in authority,'_ ‘SUBMIT YOURSELVES' -One of the common accusations directed against Christians is that they did not obey the laws of the land (Acts 16:21; Acts 17:7). At times, the only optio... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:14 ‘or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right'_ ‘OR TO GOVERNORS AS SENT BY HIM' -These Christians lived in Roman provinces (1 Peter 1:1), which were ruled by governors and other officials. Roman governors mentioned in the Bible i... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:15 ‘For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.'_ ‘FOR SUCH IS THE WILL OF GOD' -Peter isn't giving his own opinion. The Apostles knew what they were writing (1 Corinthians 14:37; 1 Thessalonians 2:13). _‘THAT BY DOING RIGHT'_ -In the im... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:16 ‘Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as. covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.'_ _‘ACT AS FREE MEN'_ -‘live as free men'. 1. Christians have been liberated from sin (John 8:32). In addition we have also been liberated from superstition, distracting anxiety, the... [ Continue Reading ]
_1 Peter 2:17 ‘Honor all men; love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.'_ ‘HONOR ALL MEN' -‘Show honor to everyone'(Wms). 1. ‘Honor' is in the aorist tense, suggesting that we are to adopt this principle as. definite rule in our lives. 2. Honor is due to all, even the humblest of men, because... [ Continue Reading ]
_1 Peter 2:18 ‘Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unreasonable.'_ ‘SERVANTS' -POINTS TO NOTE: 1. ‘the horrible degradation of slaves in 19 th -century America gives the word ‘slave'. far worse connotation tha... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:19 ‘For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God. man bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly.'_ ‘FOR THIS FINDS FAVOR' -The slave who remains submissive and respectful, even to an unjust master. _‘IF FOR THE SAKE OF CONSCIENCE TOWARD GOD'_ -‘conscious sense of... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:20 ‘For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.'_ ‘FOR WHAT CREDIT IS THERE' -The above Scripture needs to be inscribed above the en... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:21 ‘For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps,'_ ‘FOR YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED FOR THIS PURPOSE' -‘Indeed it was to this kind of living that you were called' (Wms); ‘That is the life to which you have... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:22 ‘Who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth;'_ ‘WHO COMMITTED NO SIN' -Quotation from Isaiah 2:9. ‘Who'-Jesus. ‘Committed no sin'-Aorist tense, ‘never in. single instance did Jesus commit sin' (Woods p. 79). ‘He never sinned, nor was anything deceitful ever heard fro... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:23 ‘and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to him who judges righteously;'_ ‘WHILE BEING REVILED' -At the very moment He was suffering abuse. Godly patience must be exercised right at the moment that suffe... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:24 ‘and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.'_ ‘HE HIMSELF BORE OUR SINS IN HIS BODY' -Though they were not His, He bore them. Jesus wasn't “just”. martyr. He wasn't dying for some vague... [ Continue Reading ]
_ 1 Peter 2:25 ‘For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.'_ ‘FOR' -Again, reminding us why Jesus endured such suffering. He paid the price for our own selfishness. _‘WERE CONTINUALLY STRAYING LIKE SHEEP'_ -Denoting. habitual... [ Continue Reading ]