1 Peter 2:18-25 - Enduring injustice like Jesus

Enduring injustice like Jesus

Health - Endurance, Strength, Balance, Strength

Recap

VS 11-12 - as exiles keep your conduct honorable

13-17 - Don’t be John Wane - Submit

Submission - “to order oneself under, or according to, a given relationship,”

Gen 1&2

Start with the rule not the exception & Submit for the Lord’s sake

Freedom

Honor everyone, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the emperor

1 Peter 2:18–25 ESV

18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 25 For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Context

That Turkey

Hunting

Thanksgiving

Travis

Place

Servants/Slaves

Peter uses a contemporary example of how Christians should live - Slavery was as common as electricity

Different than modern slavery

What we think of slavery

Based on the color of the skin

Manual labor

Forced

Life long

In the day

The Roman and Greek worlds anchored their entire economic system in this institution. Some have estimated that one-third of the population in urban areas was slave population.

Could be voluntarily to become a Roman Citizen

Slavery was not usually a permanent condition of life

Slaves could own other slaves

Slaves could be of high standing in society

Doctors, teachers, writers, accountants, agents, bailiffs, overseers, secretaries, and sea-captains

The Point - Context is everything

Slavery is not good

The way Jesus approaches us is the way we should approach society

2nd point

Put yourself in the shoes of someone who no matter how hard they work they are subject to the whimsical mood of there masters

like working, but different - you can’t get a different job

What is deemed good one day is bad the next

Some people just turn out to be mean and downright bad people

Suffering Unjustly

VS 19

Gracious - can be a gift OR favor, commendable, worthy of praise

Suffering

This can mean a lot of things to each of you

Physical Pain

Emotional Pain

Spiritual abuse

Much worse - if you know - you know

But the qualification is on “mindful of God”

This means that if you are suffering because you took a hammer and hit your head - it doesn’t count

OR

If you drink and drive and get in a car accident it’s not the same as helping out a non-christian friend and getting in a car accident that causes permanent damage.

Enduring - (exile) continue moving forward

living as a free person under the banner of Christ

VS 20

Sight of God - endurance

Luke 6:32–36 ESV

32 “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

Called

VS 21

The whole passage hinges from something cultural about some people to all Christians at all times

You have been called - to endure suffering - mindful of God and his kingdom

Follow his example VS 22-

Jesus Did NOT

No sin

No deceit in his mouth

When reviled didn’t do the same

- to speak in a highly insulting manner — Slander

When He suffered he didn’t threaten

Jesus DID

Entrust himself to God - Faith

Through his body - on a tree

for others

Closing

Why do we need endurance? because we already have an inheritance

Communion