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of suffering unjustly. Spiritually, believers are first to focus on commitment to God and Christ. This is expressed in a variety of ways: κύριον τὸν Χριστὸν ἁγιάσατε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν, sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts (3:15); καὶ ὑμεῖς τὴν αὐτὴν ἔννοιαν ὁπλίσασθε, you also arm yourselves with the same mind-set of Christ (4:1); θελήματι θεοῦ τὸν ἐπίλοιπον ἐν σαρκὶ βιῶσαι χρόνον, live out the remainder of your lives by God’s will (4:2); δοξαζέτω τὸν θεὸν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ, praise God because of this name (4:16); πιστῷ κτίστῃ παρατιθέσθωσαν τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν ἐν ἀγαθοποιΐᾳ, entrust your lives to a faithful Creator while doing good (4:19); ταπεινώθητε ὑπὸ τὴν κραταιὰν χεῖρα τοῦ θεοῦ, become humble under the mighty hand of God (5:6); πᾶσαν τὴν μέριμναν ὑμῶν ἐπιρίψαντες ἐπʼ αὐτόν, cast all your anxieties on Him (5:7); στερεοὶ τῇ πίστει, be steadfast in your faith commitment (5:9). Unless our spiritual commitment to Christ becomes the stack pole around which our entire life revolves, we will not be ready to face unjust suffering. Closely linked to this is resisting the devil: ᾧ ἀντίστητε, resist him (5:9). This comes out of understanding who he is as ὁ ἀντίδικος ὑμῶν, your adversary, διάβολος, Devil, λέων ὠρυόμενος, roaring lion (5:8). His supernatural power cannot be resisted except by God’s superior power. Outwardly to the world, believers are to ἕτοιμοι ἀεὶ πρὸς ἀπολογίαν παντὶ τῷ αἰτοῦντι ὑμᾶς λόγον περὶ τῆς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐλπίδος, be ready always to give an answer to everyone demanding a reason from you for the hope that you have (3:15); εἰς τὸ μηκέτι ἀνθρώπων ἐπιθυμίαις, not live out your lives by human passions as the pagans do (4:2- 3); μὴ τις ὑμῶν πασχέτω ὡς φονεὺς ἢ κλέπτης ἢ κακοποιὸς ἢ ὡς ἀλλοτριεπίσκοπος, don’t suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or as a criminal, nor especially as a mischief maker (4:15). Earlier Peter had set forth a generalized principle: τὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἔχοντες καλήν, ἵνα ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν ἐκ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐποπτεύοντες δοξάσωσιν τὸν θεὸν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς, Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge (2:12). This becomes something of a general foundational concept providing a basis for the other admonitions listed above in relationships with non-Christians. Outwardly to the believing community, believers have particular responsibilities to their own spiritual family as a part of preparing to face suffering. They must πρὸ πάντων τὴν εἰς ἑαυτοὺς ἀγάπην ἐκτενῆ ἔχοντες, above all show love eagerly to one another (4:8). Out of this comes φιλόξενοι εἰς ἀλλήλους ἄνευ γογγυσμοῦ, being hospitable to one another without complaining (4:9) and εἰς ἑαυτοὺς αὐτὸ διακονοῦντες ὡς καλοὶ οἰκονόμοι ποικίλης χάριτος θεοῦ, serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God (4:10-11). Leaders in the community must minister as good examples (5:1-4), and young men must respect the leaders (5:5a). Everyone must be humble in your dealings with others in the community: πάντες δὲ ἀλλήλοις τὴν ταπεινοφροσύνην ἐγκομβώσασθε (5:5b). The heart of outward relationships with others, both inside and outside the community of faith, is captured in the oft repeated phrase of doing good: πάντες ἀλλήλοις τὴν ταπεινοφροσύνην ἐγκομβώσασθε (2:12); ἀγαθοποιοῦντες (2:20); διὰ δικαιοσύνην (3:14); τὴν ἀγαθὴν ἐν Χριστῷ ἀναστροφήν (3:16); ἀγαθοποιοῦντας (3:17); ἐν ἀγαθοποιΐᾳ (4:19). What Peter defines here is not ‘doing good’ apart from a relationship with Christ. Rather it is through a noble lifestyle in Christ (τὴν ἀγαθὴν ἐν Χριστῷ ἀναστροφήν, 3:16) that we do good things for other people. Wow! He has communicated a lot to his readers about facing suffering in 3:13-5:11. And we have a lot yet to learn about this profound insight. What a different person we are encountering in Peter toward the end of his life in this letter. The young Peter walking the countryside of Galilee with Jesus had not yet learned these lessons. But nearly three decades of service to Christ and a deepening spiritual union with the Lord open a level of understanding to Peter that continues to profit and inspire believers two thousand years later. My prayer for you and for myself is that our walk with the Lord can open up to us these kinds of deeper spiritual understandings about life and especially about facing hostility to our Christian faith. Bible Study: Page 304
Greek NT 12 Διὰ Σιλουανοῦ ὑμῖν τοῦ πιστοῦ ἀδελφοῦ, ὡς λογίζομαι, διʼ ὀλίγων ἔγραψα, παρακαλῶν καὶ ἐπιμαρτυρῶν ταύτην εἶναι ἀληθῆ χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ· εἰς ἣν στῆτε. 13 ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς ἡ ἐν Βαβυλῶνι συνεκλεκτὴ καὶ Μᾶρκος ὁ υἱός μου. 14 ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν φιλήματι ἀγάπης. εἰρήνη ὑμῖν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ. The First Letter of Peter Bible Study Session 22 1 Peter 5:12-14 “Saying Goodbye” Gute Nachricht Bibel 12 Ich habe euch diesen kurzen Brief mit Hilfe von Silvanus geschrieben, den ich als treuen Bruder schätze. Ich wollte euch ermutigen und euch bezeugen, dass ihr gerade in eurem Leiden die wahre Gnade Gottes erlebt. Bleibt fest in dieser Gnade! 13 Eure Schwestergemeinde hier in Babylon, die so wie ihr von Gott erwählt wurde, grüßt euch; ebenso mein Sohn Markus. 14 Grüßt einander mit dem heiligen Kuss, dem Zeichen eurer Verbundenheit als Brüder und Schwestern! Frieden sei mit euch allen, die ihr mit Christus verbunden seid! NRSV 12 Through Silvanus, whom I consider a faithful brother, I have written this short letter to encourage you and to testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it. 13 Your sister churchf in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings; and so does my son Mark. 14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ. Study By Lorin L Cranford A copy of this lesson is posted in Adobe pdf format at http://cranfordville.com under Bible Studies in the Bible Study Aids section. A note about the blue, underlined material: These are hyperlinks that allow you to click them on and bring up the specified scripture passage automatically while working inside the pdf file connected to the internet. Just use your web browser’s back arrow or the taskbar to return to the lesson material. All rights reserved © by C&L Publications Inc. NLT 2 I have written this short letter to you with the help of Silas, whom I consider a faithful brother. My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you that the grace of God is with you no matter what happens. 13 Your sister church here in Rome sends you greetings, and so does my son Mark. 14 Greet each other in Christian love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ. Quick Links to the Study I. Context II. Message a. Historical a.Sender Verification, v. 12 b. Literary b. Greetings, vv. 13-14a c. Benedictio, v. 14b d. Review of the Contents of the Letter *************************************************************************** Introduction to Study. How do you say, “Goodbye”? Au revoir? Auf Wiedersehen? Adiós? Αντίο? ?תוארתהל In the ancient world saying goodbye in letters was more involved. The epistolary Conclusio in ancient letters could be a few words or a few paragraphs! It all depended on the sender of the letter. In comparison of this section to the letters in the New Testament, Peter says his farewells fairly quickly. 1 But what he says gives us important insight not only into the writing of ancient letters but other information as well. At the end of the exegesis section, we will do a brief survey of the letter contents so that we can carry away form our study of First Peter a more complete picture of the materials found in this writing of the New Testament. I. Context and Background2 Historical and literary setting issues here play a particularly important role in the understanding not just of this 1Compare Gal. 6:11-18; 1 Thess. 5:23-28; 2 Thess. 3:16-18; 1 Cor. 16:19-24; 2 Cor. 13:11-13; Rom. 16:1-27; Philm. 23-25; Col. 4:10-18; Eph. 6:23-24; Phil. 4:21-23; 1 Tim. 6:21b; 2 Tim. 4:19-22; Tit. 3:15 . 2Serious study of the Bible requires careful analysis of the background and setting of the scripture passage. Failure to do this leads to interpretive garbage and possibly to heresy. Detailed study of the background doesn’t always answer all the questions, but it certainly gets us further along toward correct understanding of both the historical and contemporary meanings of a text. This serious examination of both the historical and literary background of every passage will be presented in summary form with each of the studies. Bible Study: Page 305
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