Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that when they slander you as evildoers, they will observe your good works and will glorify God on the day he visits.
Submit to every human authority because of the Lord, whether to the emperor as the supreme authority or to governors as those sent out by him to punish those who do what is evil and to praise those who do what is good. For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good. Submit as free people, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as God’s slaves. Honor everyone. Love the brothers and sisters. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
Household slaves, submit to your masters with all reverence not only to the good and gentle ones but also to the cruel. For it brings favor if, because of a consciousness of God, someone endures grief from suffering unjustly. For what credit is there if when you do wrong and are beaten, you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.
For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. He did not commit sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth; when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree; so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. —1 Peter 2:11-25
SIMON PETER TELLS US THAT WE MUST ABSTAIN FROM THE PASSIONS OF THE FLESH WITHIN BECAUSE OF…
a. Our New
b. For The Sake Of Our
“Each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire. Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death” —James 1:14-15
c. The Credibility Of Our
Authority Is A Good
All earthly authority is
“Let everyone submit to the governing authorities, since there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are instituted by God.” —Romans 13:1
Submitting To Those Placed In Authority Over Us
Because earthly authority has it’s origin in God, is delegated by God and is used by God – to rebel against it, is to rebel against God.
“So then, the one who resists the authority is opposing God’s command, and those who oppose it will bring judgment on themselves.” —Romans 13:2
Honoring and submitting to those placed in authority over us gives credibility to our