Phrase

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1 Peter 2:18-20

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Command

Οἱ οἰκέται

Slaves,

ὑποτασσόμενοι

. . .be subject

ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ

with all reverence,

Manner

τοῖς δεσπόταις,

. . . to your masters

οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς

not only to those who are good and gentle,

Progression

καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς.

but also to those who are perverse.

Ground/Basis

τοῦτο γὰρ χάρις

For this finds God’s favor,

εἰ διὰ

if because of

If. . .then

συνείδησιν θεοῦ

conscience toward God

ὑποφέρει τις λύπας πάσχων ἀδίκως.

someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.

ποῖον γὰρ κλέος εἰ ἁμαρτάνοντες καὶ κολαφιζόμενοι ὑπομενεῖτε;

For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it?

ἀλλʼ εἰ ἀγαθοποιοῦντες καὶ πάσχοντες ὑπομενεῖτε,

But if you do good and suffer and so endure,

Compare/Contrast. If. . . then

τοῦτο χάρις παρὰ θεῷ.

this finds favor with God.

Οἱ οἰκέται ὑποτασσόμενοι ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ τοῖς δεσπόταις, οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς.

τοῦτο γὰρ χάρις εἰ διὰ συνείδησιν θεοῦ ὑποφέρει τις λύπας πάσχων ἀδίκως.

ποῖον γὰρ κλέος εἰ ἁμαρτάνοντες καὶ κολαφιζόμενοι ὑπομενεῖτε; ἀλλʼ εἰ ἀγαθοποιοῦντες καὶ πάσχοντες ὑπομενεῖτε, τοῦτο χάρις παρὰ θεῷ.

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Notes

Characters Elect exiles who are slaves (green highlight) God (orange highlight) Dr Piper's Questions Look through 1 Peter for passages similar to 1 Peter 2:18–20. What can you say about this theme in Peter’s letter? For help, start in 1 Peter 3:9 and 4:19. Overall message is to do good, even while being treated unjustly. Having God in mind, not thinking the masters have the ultimate say. As we read Peter’s counsel for Christian slaves, we have to keep in mind relevant encouragement or counsel from elsewhere in 1 Peter. How do 1 Peter 2:13 and 2:16 inform our understanding of 1 Peter 2:18–20? Be subject for the LORD's sake 1 Peter 2:13 . So slaves in 2:18 - 20 would also mean to be subject to masters for the LORD's sake 1 Peter 2:16: to live as free, as servants of God... sending slaves back into the institutions as freed men of the LORD. Now, read 1 Corinthians 7:21–24. How does this effect your reading of 1 Peter 2:18–20 and your understanding of slavery in the Bible? In 1 Corinthians 7:21 -24 there are bigger issues than slavery. If can be free then do so. But in any case, whether slave, still free from master, but be subject to master for the LORD's sake. So earthly master is not ultimate master. Christian slavehood is radical slave subjection which elevates God above the masters. Read through 1 Peter 2:18–20. How many principles do you see that make a slave’s life, in subjection to someone else, distinctly or manifestly Christian? 1. Subject for God's sake, not master's sake 2. Fearing God than master 3. Do good even if it is insubordinate even if we are to suffer for it. Peter says that slaves should subject themselves to their masters “with all respect.” Respect could also be translated “fear.” Do you think Peter is speaking here of respecting or fearing the master or God? * Respect and fear of God, not master. See 2:17 - fear God, but honour all others. * v.19, to be mindful of God. To think about God, for the LORD's sake. Not a slavish fear, but fear of treating God as though He was not worthy to be trusted as a loving Father 1:17. Why? If this slave is submitting or complying (1 Peter 2:18), why are they suffering (1 Peter 2:20)? *v.20 the master is wanting slave to do something sinful, against God. The slave is suffering for doing something good. Doing good and being subject is not identical. Master sees good deed as something he does not like. Subjection is not the highest priority, but doing good. What does that say about the relationship between the call to submit and the call to do good? To do good is higher priority than call to submit. Peter is motivating Christians to suffer for doing good in 1 Peter 2:19–20. Explain how he is motivating them in your own words. The motivation is here is to do something gracious thing in the sight of God. It is that as we are suffering unjustly, be mindful of God beyond thinking of the master, because being able to not return evil for evil is a beautiful thing. Peter is speaking to slaves in 1 Peter 2:18–20. Do we have any reason to try and apply what he is saying here to ourselves and our circumstances? Yes because the same idea is beyond slaves and this passage How does 1 Peter 3:14–17 effect your answer? The general principle of doing good even while suffering unjustly to everyone. What specifically does Peter mean by “a gracious thing” in 1 Peter 2:19–20? It means benefit (gracious thing), and reward. It means, good and reward is coming 1 Peter 3:9 - to those who do good to those who mistreat them. In order to obtain a blessing. The same word is translated “benefit” in Luke 6:32–36. How do Jesus’s words help us understand what Peter might mean? Benefit is equated with gracious thing and reward. The gracious thing is something in the future, to be rewarded, to be considered as sons of the Most High. Take Away 1) When suffering unjustly, keep God's favour in view 2) Keep in mind, that God will make it up to us.

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1454404160871 Notes 1454404160 1456126801 Characters Elect exiles who are slaves (green highlight) God (orange highlight) Dr Piper's Questions Look through 1 Peter for passages similar to 1 Peter 2:18–20. What can you say about this theme in Peter’s letter? For help, start in 1 Peter 3:9 and 4:19. Overall message is to do good, even while being treated unjustly. Having God in mind, not thinking the masters have the ultimate say. As we read Peter’s counsel for Christian slaves, we have to keep in mind relevant encouragement or counsel from elsewhere in 1 Peter. How do 1 Peter 2:13 and 2:16 inform our understanding of 1 Peter 2:18–20? Be subject for the LORD's sake 1 Peter 2:13 . So slaves in 2:18 - 20 would also mean to be subject to masters for the LORD's sake 1 Peter 2:16: to live as free, as servants of God... sending slaves back into the institutions as freed men of the LORD. Now, read 1 Corinthians 7:21–24. How does this effect your reading of 1 Peter 2:18–20 and your understanding of slavery in the Bible? In 1 Corinthians 7:21 -24 there are bigger issues than slavery. If can be free then do so. But in any case, whether slave, still free from master, but be subject to master for the LORD's sake. So earthly master is not ultimate master. Christian slavehood is radical slave subjection which elevates God above the masters. Read through 1 Peter 2:18–20. How many principles do you see that make a slave’s life, in subjection to someone else, distinctly or manifestly Christian? 1. Subject for God's sake, not master's sake 2. Fearing God than master 3. Do good even if it is insubordinate even if we are to suffer for it. Peter says that slaves should subject themselves to their masters “with all respect.” Respect could also be translated “fear.” Do you think Peter is speaking here of respecting or fearing the master or God? * Respect and fear of God, not master. See 2:17 - fear God, but honour all others. * v.19, to be mindful of God. To think about God, for the LORD's sake. Not a slavish fear, but fear of treating God as though He was not worthy to be trusted as a loving Father 1:17. Why? If this slave is submitting or complying (1 Peter 2:18), why are they suffering (1 Peter 2:20)? *v.20 the master is wanting slave to do something sinful, against God. The slave is suffering for doing something good. Doing good and being subject is not identical. Master sees good deed as something he does not like. Subjection is not the highest priority, but doing good. What does that say about the relationship between the call to submit and the call to do good? To do good is higher priority than call to submit. Peter is motivating Christians to suffer for doing good in 1 Peter 2:19–20. Explain how he is motivating them in your own words. The motivation is here is to do something gracious thing in the sight of God. It is that as we are suffering unjustly, be mindful of God beyond thinking of the master, because being able to not return evil for evil is a beautiful thing. Peter is speaking to slaves in 1 Peter 2:18–20. Do we have any reason to try and apply what he is saying here to ourselves and our circumstances? Yes because the same idea is beyond slaves and this passage How does 1 Peter 3:14–17 effect your answer? The general principle of doing good even while suffering unjustly to everyone. What specifically does Peter mean by “a gracious thing” in 1 Peter 2:19–20? It means benefit (gracious thing), and reward. It means, good and reward is coming 1 Peter 3:9 - to those who do good to those who mistreat them. In order to obtain a blessing. The same word is translated “benefit” in Luke 6:32–36. How do Jesus’s words help us understand what Peter might mean? Benefit is equated with gracious thing and reward. The gracious thing is something in the future, to be rewarded, to be considered as sons of the Most High. Take Away 1) When suffering unjustly, keep God's favour in view 2) Keep in mind, that God will make it up to us. notes 11454404160871