Stand Firm
from LHIM Weekly Bible Teaching Hosted by Living Hope International Ministries
5:1 “Therefore” relates back to 4:19. Suffering is a major theme in 1 Peter, so elders are instructed to shepherd the family. 1:1, 6 Those who first received the letter lived in a difficult situation and were suffering. 1:10-11 With Christ, we see the suffering followed by the glories. 2:19-23 Jesus is an example of suffering rightly. 3:14-17 We are blessed when we suffer for the sake of righteousness. 4:1, 13 Rejoice in the suffering because you will share in the exaltation. 4:16-19 God will do right for you if you suffer the right way as Christ did. 5:1, 8 The comparison to a shepherd is apropos. Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 17:34-37; Acts 20:28-31 We are to exercise oversight as a watchman. Ezekiel 3:17-21; 33:1-9 1 Peter 5:2 Godly motivation is mandatory. “Sordid” means ignoble action and motives arousing moral distaste and contempt. 4 There is reward for doing it right, just as there is reward dealing with suffering the right way. 6 Humble – 1 Peter 3:8; James 4:6; Micah 6:8; Matthew 18:1-4 7 Psalms 16:8; 21:7; 27:14; 37:5; 55:22; 62:2, 8 8 Romans 13:11-13; Ephesians 5:13-19; 1 Thessalonians 4:4-9 1 Peter 1:3-4 The post Stand Firm first appeared on Living Hope.
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