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Peter’s Admonition to the Church Here Peter goes on to describe another aspect of life as a believer. He signifies that he is changing topics from that of one, a proper respect for Government, two, the submission of a servant and three, the mutual roles within the marriage to a fourth outgrowth of our…

Peter has been addressing believers and teaching about the practical outworking of salvation - our service to God. How does our submission to God impact our human relationships? First, Peter reminds us that we ought to submit to governmental authorities. Then, Peter addressed slaves and instructed them…

Submission as a Servant Peter began this section speaking directly to slaves of that period - those who were suffering not only under slavery, but also suffering additionally because of their testimony as Christians. As you will remember, Peter tells them to submit - put themselves voluntarily under…

Submission to God Peter will be speaking to servants in a household. This is not the same word commonly translated as servant or slave Instead it is a word used for domestic or house slaves. As a slave in the house, the slave would be more susceptible to a hostile master - since a field laborer simply…