1 Peter: The Pattern of the Suffering Servant (2:11-3:7)

Aliens and strangers


Evangelism by behavior/christoformity


• “Submission


Authorities and Freedom


1st Century Slavery


Treatment


Suffering


Favor with God


Hypogrammos is the word for example here. It has a meaning of
discipleship, a pattern to follow. Literally it means to follow
in the footsteps.


Peter’s use of Isaiah 53


Heb 9:28 uses the same word as 1 Peter 2:24, anaphero (bare/bore)


Isaiah 53 and Atonement


Conclusions


Slaves (and all believers) are to be like Jesus displaying an
attitude in suffering that does not fight back, knowing that
through their suffering they may bring healing to the ones
causing the suffering. And when one suffers unjustly, we know
that God is a just judge who will do righteousness because he is
the protector of our souls.


1 Peter 3:1-6- Believing wives and unbelieving husbands


Unbelieving husbands and submission


Adornment


Abraham and Sarah


Conclusion


o A major take away is that all 3 of these examples (empire,
slaves, and patriarchal household codes) were structures of human
making. None of them are ordained by God. Christians might be
called to endure this as they lived in these societies, but these
structures were never said to be set forth by God in the Bible.


o The Christian response to all of these structures were to live
as witnesses and let the power of the Spirit change those who
were in power. If these witnesses won over their governors,
masters, husbands then we’d see the transforming power of God
take place in the systems. God is not interested in “baptized”
versions of these systems.


1 Peter 3:7- Believing husbands and wives


Weaker body, vessel, person


o Skeuos- does it mean body, vessel, or person?


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