1 Peter summary
Chapter 1
You have a great hope waiting in heaven. Not even the angels know about it!
So don't live like people in the world, you have the Word of God.
So come to this Stone as one you receive.
Not as a "cornerstone rejected," but as a chosen new people!
2
This means submitting to the current rulers: employers, slave masters, emperors, etc. Suffering unjustly, even as Jesus did, is worth a similar path of following Him. He bore our sins in His body on the tree, to redeem and heal us from that curse.
3
This means wives submitting to husbands, and husbands loving and understanding their wives. This means being humble and loving, not getting riled up if you get persecuted. Jesus suffered unjustly, too, and He knows how to restrain and deal with wickedness.
4
Since Christ suffered, don't just live for pleasure. Use your gifts fervently to help each other, since the end is near and fiery trials are upon you. Entrust your soul to God when treated unjustly.
5
Elders should shepherd the flock faithfully. Humble yourselves to one another and to God, casting your cares on Him, but resisting the devil.
"He Gives His Beloved Sleep." Tabletalk, Oct 2021, pg 57.
Take your rest. Practical atheism produces "anxious toil." Not able to rest from your work, to rest in Christ? This is a spiritual danger sign.
We need to use words to communicate. There's nothing like side-by-side, in-person interaction.
"In-Person," in The Cruciform Way, by Thoma, pg. 141
No comments:
Post a Comment