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1 Peter: Godly living in a hostile world
Introduction, 1:1-2
A. Salvation, 1:3-12
- Certainty of our final salvation, 1:3-5
- Conflict as we await our final salvation, 1:6-9
- Curiosity about the nature of salvation, 1:10-12
B. Sanctification, 1:13-2:12
- A call to holiness, 1:13-16
- Be hopeful: Live in light of eternity, v. 13
- Be holy: Like your Father, vv. 14-16
- The implications of our new nature, 1:17-2:3
- We will be judged by our Father, v. 17
- We have been redeemed by Christ, vv. 18-22
- We have been born again, 1:23-2:3
- The implications of our calling, 2:4-12
- Called to Christ, v. 4
- Called to be a spiritual house, v. 5
- Called to be a special people, vv. 9-10
- Called to be sojourners and pilgrims, vv. 11-12
C. Submission, 2:13-3:12
- To government, 2:13-17
- To masters, 2:18-25
- To husbands, 3:1-7
- A wife’s duty to submit, vv. 1-6
- A husband’s duty to be sensitive, v. 7
- Relationships in the church, 3:8-12
D. Suffering, 3:13-4:19
- An opportunity for witness, 3:13-17
- An incentive for living, 3:18-4:11
- An occasion for joy, 4:12-14
- A time for judgment, 4:15-19
E. Service, 5:1-11
- The Shepherd’s example, 5:1-4
- The believer’s attitudes, 5:5-7
- The enemy’s attacks, 5:8-9
- The apostle’s prayer, 5:10-11