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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

Closing, 5:12-14

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