1 Peter
Submitting to Husbands
Review: The Roadmap
- We've been born again to to a living hope & secure inheritance [1:3]
- so, set your hope fully on the coming grace [1:13]
- and, after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [5:10]
Homework from Last Lesson
Keeping 1st Peter in mind, do a word-study of the following words in the scriptures:
- servant
- slave
- bond-servant
- master
- lord (not Lord or LORD)
Group Study
- Read: 1 Peter 2:11-3:17
- From 3:1-7, answer:
- The Parties 3.1
- To whom is this addressed?
- To which men (ἀνδράσιν) should women (γυναῖκες) submit?
- What are husbands that "do not obey the word"?
- Subjection 3.1
- What kind of 'subjection' is in view here? (ὑποτασσόμεναι)
- Is this the same kind of subjection mentioned in the previous 2 cases?
- Winning
- What does it mean to "win" them? (κερδηθήσονται) 3.1
- How are they won? 3.2
- What is "respectful" conduct? (φόβῳ)
- What is "pure" conduct (ἁγνὴν)?
- Adorning
- What does "adorning" mean? (κόσμος)3.3
- Does this forbid or discourage braided hair, wearing gold, or putting-on clothes? 3.3
- What is the opposite of a "gentle and quiet spirit"? 3.4
- What does it mean that this is "very precious in God's sight"? Can wives earn favor with God by works? 3.4
- Examples
- Who are these "holy women"?
- It says they "used to" adorn themselves ... what stopped?
- How did they adorn themselves?
- Sarah called Abraham Lord?
- As in "LORD God"?
- As in "yes, my master"?
- Is this some sort of servitude/slavery?
- This doesn't sound romantic ... is this what marriage is supposed to be like?
- How applicable is this to other relationships?
- Unmarried women
- Husbands
- Unmarried men
- Children
- Employees
- Citizens
Extra Credit
- Do a word-study in Genesis of the phrase "my lord" , noting:
- the types of relationships for which it is used
- the types of contexts in which it is used
See Also