1 Peter 2:11-17

Introduction

Lifestyle Evangelism

1 Peter 2:11–12 “Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that when they slander you as evildoers, they will observe your good works and will glorify God on the day he visits.

v11 sin is self abuse to your soul

v12 tim chester everyday church

How To Hope In The Public Square

1 Peter 2:13–17 “Submit to every human authority because of the Lord, whether to the emperor as the supreme authority or to governors as those sent out by him to punish those who do what is evil and to praise those who do what is good. For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good. Submit as free people, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as God’s slaves. Honor everyone. Love the brothers and sisters. Fear God. Honor the emperor.”

“There is a sense in which we are to be subject to all people — not in the sense of obeying, but in the sense of serving.”

this is also about witness to a watching world that is the context of the next few weeks so that has to give us a lens to interpret this through

we owe everyone witness not obedience

https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/does-god-call-us-to-submit-to-everyone

submission is not based on the worthiness of the authority but on the command of God, ultimately reflecting a trust in God’s sovereign control and serving as a testimony to others.