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Dave Burnette's Commentary

1 Peter Chapter 4

Written By: God through Inspiration
Penned By: Peter
Date Penned: (62-64 AD)
Overview: Peter Encourages Suffering Christians (c 1-5)
Theme: The Conduct of God's People in the Midst of Suffering (c 3-4)
Message: Living for Christ  (v 1-19)

1 Peter 4 Commentary

(4:1-11) Living for God - Peter wrote a great deal about the way believers’ lives should differ from the ordinary pattern of the world. The use of their God-given abilities is one of those ways. God has given every person special skills or abilities. Each time these skills are used to serve others, God is glorified. How can you use your gifts and abilities to serve others and glorify God?

(4:12-19) Suffering for Being a Christian - The early Christians must have wondered why they were targeted with such abuse and hatred when they were living peacefully and striving to do God’s will. However, Jesus himself suffered, and he warned his followers that they too would face suffering. Peter offered this warning to his readers as well.


Dave Burnette's Life Application

The Lord is in Control

Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today we continue the book of 1 Peter with Chapter 4 and today we see Peter reminding us to continue in love even when faced with adversity and persecution, to even rejoice when face trials for we are infringing on the enemies territory and we know that the Lord is in control. How about you? Do you see that the Lord is in control? Let us learn from our text today and the reminder of Peter to see that the Christian life will have adversity but we are to continue in faith and love knowing that our Lord is in control and see us through life's challenges.

 

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1 Peter 4

1 Peter 4

 1Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

 2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

 3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

 4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

 5Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

 6For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

 7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

 8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

 9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

 10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

 11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

 12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

 13But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

 14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

 15But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

 16Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

 17For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

 18And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

 19Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.