GoDeeper. Peter comforts Gentile Christians who were suffering under Roman oppression by reassuring them of their identity and purpose. Suffering injustice can feel like evidence of defeat, but Peter reminds the people of the victory Jesus accomplished through suffering. Jesus’ suffering recovered their identity and restored their purpose in
Eachchapter of 1 Peter contains a reference to suffering by someone (1:6-7; 2:21-25; 3:13-17; 4:12-19; 5:10). It is known that Nero brought persecution on Christians in Rome in the early 60s. Many feel that the Neronian persecutions caused a ripple effect in out-lying provinces such as those in Northern Asia Minor.
RenewingYour Mind. Ligonier Connect. Reformation Study Bible. Reformation Bible College. R.C. Sproul explains that our hope is far afield from popular usages of the term. He says that the believer's hope has been completely secured by Christ and is.
1Peter 5:1. The elders which are among you I exhort. The Vatican and Alexandrine Manuscripts omit the article, and insert "therefore" (the Sinaitic gives both), reading, "Elders, therefore, among you I exhort." The solemn thoughts of the last chapter, the coming judgment, the approach of persecution, the necessity of perseverance in well-doing
1Peter 4:13. ESV But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. NIV But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. NASB but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on Theapostle Peter wrote this letter ( 1:1 ). He was once a fisherman but now was a disciple, a “witness of the sufferings of Christ” ( 5:1 ). He probably wrote the letter from Rome (see 5:13; “Babylon” almost certainly refers to Rome) around A.D. 62–63 during Nero’s reign. The letter is addressed to Christians scattered in “Pontus 1Peter 1:5 who through faith are shielded by God's power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1:7 so that the proven character of your faith--more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 4:13FirstPeter 5:13 indicates that Peter sent greetings from the local church—calling it “Babylon”—but it’s most likely that the apostle was writing in a common metaphor there. He used the name of the ancient Mesopotamian city as a stand-in for Rome, the modern city that, like Babylon, gave itself over to idol worship and false gods. Weare to gather up our thoughts, guard our thinking, and not permit our minds to wander from the truth of God's Word. A girded mind is one that is ready for action and is not easily influenced by the ungodly mind-set of those around us, nor is unsettled by any unbiblical and hostile worldview. Peter knew that when we are faced with fsAkUmc.
