Mcknight refers to cloud and townsend in the bridging section on 1 peter 3. Keep your conduct among the gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds. Biblica provides gods word to people through translation, publishing and bible engagement in africa, asia pacific, europe, latin america, middle east, and north america. Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. In this great chapter, peter stressed the duties of the church as the new israel of god, who were bound by their privileges to exhibit lives worthy of their sacred calling 1 peter 2.
The historical background of his words should give us a better perspective and teach us a powerful lesson. To those who through the righteousness c of our god and savior jesus christ d have received a faith as precious as ours. In the christian life, peter exhorts his readers to practice hope, holiness, fear before god, love, and growth 32. Among the niv commentaries in this series, the mcknight commentary on 1 peter is a gem. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the lord is good. Scot mcknight says, peter intends his readers to understand who they are before god so that they can be who they are in society.
Keep your conduct among the gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify god on the. Watch our overview video on 2 peter, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Love the brotherhood of believers, fear god, honor the king. Our father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear god, honor the emperor. At this point the focus of 1 peter turns outward to the world. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead acts 17. Peter, in three words, teaches a very difficult concept. Peter regards the state in a conciliatory way 1 pet. The niv and new international version are trademarks registered in the united states patent and trademark office by biblica, inc. The first epistle of peter, usually referred to simply as first peter and often written 1 peter, is a book of the new testament. Free reading plans and devotionals related to 1 peter 2. The readers were probably a mixed group of jews and gentile believers who were scattered throughout the northern regions of asia minor.
Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of god and of jesu. The author identifies himself as the apostle peter 1. Submit yourselves for the lords sake to every human authority. The author presents himself as peter the apostle, and, following catholic tradition, the epistle has been held to have been written during his time as bishop of rome or bishop of antioch, though neither title is used in the epistle.
Be subject for the lords sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, 1 peter 2. In 2 peter, peter calls for faithfulness and confronts corrupt teachers who. Furthermore, the teaching that peter and the apostles had passed on wasnt just something theyd dreamed up. This application seemed reasonable and appropriate on the touchy question of obedience. Link panels synchronize references go to table of contents single column stretch across both columns show reading view fullscreen show community notes. Them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of god and our saviour jesus christ. Look at the book fear god, not the government 1 peter 2.
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the lords. Peter, having already written that we should honor all people, knew some brethren would resist honoring nero, the heathen roman emperor. The readers were probably a mixed group of jews and gentile believers who were. To gods elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of pontus, galatia, cappadocia, asia and bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of god the father, through the sanctifying work of the spirit, to be obedient to jesus christ and sprinkled with his blood. He has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. Dec 09, 2016 watch our overview video on 2 peter, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
The concern to this point has been the holiness of his readers in relationship to god and in loving relationship with each other in the fellowship of believers. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify god on the day he visits us. Be subject for the lords sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme. This book was likely written in the early 60s, and the second book attributed to peter was probably written a few years later. Notice how peter characterizes christians as resident aliens, as we saw in 1.
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