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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