Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness -by whose stripes you were healed.”
by whose stripes you were healed
This phrase alludes to Isaiah 53:5. Jesus took our rap. He took the place of suffering for my sin.
The “stripes” here are the […]
Archive for August, 1997
“For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”
For you were like sheep going astray
Peter contrasts their present and former relationship to Christ. Before they became Christians they “were like sheep going astray.”
“All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his […]
Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.”
We have been studying the believer’s responsibility to other people. The believer has a responsibility to his nation (2:13-17) and to business (2:18-20). In this passage […]
Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.”
Wives, likewise
“Likewise” - like what? Like business and government mentioned in the previous chapter. Wives are to operate like business and government. All the institutions of […]
Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.”
be submissive
What is submission? The word “submit” comes from two words: under and arrange. A wife is to arrange herself under her husband. This means she […]
“Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.”
be submissive
Lest wives who have just become Christians feel they are exempt from submitting to their pagan husbands, Peter clearly defines her role in marriage. When […]
“Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.”
to your own husbands
“Own” is a special term. The word in the Greek is idios from which we get the word “idiot!” The word here does […]
“Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.”
be submissive to your own husbands
God instituted divine institutions for order in society. The purpose of God’s arrangement of marriage is to give order so that […]
Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.”
that even if some do not obey the word
“Do not obey” means to be disobedient, to refuse to be persuaded, to refuse belief. This is a […]
“Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.”
by the conduct of their wives
“Conduct” means turning back, manner of life, way of life. The emphasis is upon daily behavior. Wives win their husbands by […]