1 Peter 2:18 KJV [18] “Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.” In Bible days, a servant was more of a slave than an employee. Some servants were hirelings, but many were considered the property of their masters. Their daily treatment was in the hands of their master. Some servants would have had masters who were good and gentle, meaning that they were fair in their treatment. Other servants were not so blessed but served under froward masters, meaning they were crooked. The message …
“Basic Instructions”
1 Peter 2:17 KJV [17] “Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.” Peter gives us four basic instructions to live by as believers. The first is to honor all men. How can we honor all men when some men live such dishonorable lives? We honor all men by being respectable and treating all men equally. We are to love all sinners as our Savior loves all sinners. We must care about their soul and respect their positions in this world. Honoring all men doesn’t have as much to do with where we are as it …
“Christian Liberty”
1 Peter 2:16 KJV [16] “as free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.” Christian liberty does not mean we are free to do what we want. It means that we are free to do what God wants. It does not mean we are free to sin but rather free to say no to sin. Christian liberty means that we are free to live for Jesus. Christian liberty never made anyone in the Bible more godless or worldly, but Christian liberty sets a believer free to be more holy and less …
“It Still Pays To Do Right”
1 Peter 2:15 KJV [15] “For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:” The expression “put to silence” means to muzzle. When we decide to live godly lives in the face of an ungodly society, we can stop the mouths of fools. The agenda of our society leans toward denying God and dismissing anything and everything that reminds them of Him. They do not like to retain God in their knowledge. In America, the wicked both rule and rage in our government, schools, and business world. As …