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Sunday, April 19, 2020

Teaching Notes Book of 1 Peter Chapters 1 to 3

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Teaching Notes Book of 1 Peter  Chapters 1 to 3


Hugh Wood, Atlanta, Georgia



















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The first Quarantine in the USA since 1918 continues.  It is Day 37.   First Sunday after Easter.  


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"The grass withers and the flower [fades], but the word of [the Lord] endures forever."  Isaiah 40:8; 1 Peter 1:24-25.





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The Brief Story of St. Peter.  From a Catholic Site

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1 PETER
To a Persecuted Church
In Asia Minor (Now Modern Western Turkey)


There are no Scriptural notices other than his two Epistles. From Jesus
 word in John 21: 18 we judge he must have died a martyrs 5 death.
 As leader of the Twelve it seems likely that he visited leading
 Church centers of the Roman World.

Some church historians think there is no sufficient evidence
that Peter was ever in Rome. Most of them, however, agree that
it is probable that, about the last year of his life, Peter did go
to Rome, either by order of Nero, or, of his own accord to help
steady the Christians under the terrific blows of Nero’5 Persecu
tions.

The “Quo Vadis" tradition:


Quō vādis? (Classical Latin:, Ecclesiastical Latin:) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?". It also may refer to a Christian tradition regarding Saint Peter.


Italian Painter: Annibale Carracci.  1601 – 1602.

has it that Peter, being overcome
by the solicitation of friends .to save himself,“ was fleeing from
Rome, and in the night, out on the Appian Way, in a vision, he
met Jesus, and said, “Lord, whither goest thou?” Jesus answered,

“I am going to ‘Rome to be Crucified again” Peter utterly
 ashamed and humiliated, returned to the city, and was Crucified
 head downward, feeling not worthy to be Crucified as his Lord
was. This is only a tradition, and we do not know how much of
 historical fact it may contain.

Tradition also has it that Peter’s wife, named Concordia, or
Perpetua, suffered martyrdom, as Peter encouraged her to be
brave, saying, “Remember, dear, our Lord."


To Whom Written was 1 Peter written:

To Churches in Asia Minor, 1: 1, Which, in the main, had been
it is not so stated, we presume that founded by Paul. Though
 Peter had sometime or other visited these Churches.

To some of them Paul had written Galatians, Ephesians, and
Colossians, I Peter has some striking similarities to Ephesians.

Later, to some of these Churches John addressed the book of. Revelation. 

1 PETER

To a Persecuted Church
In Asia Minor (Now Modern Western Turkey)

There are no Scriptural notices other than his two Epistles. From Jesus
 word in John 21: 18 we judge he must have died a martyrs 5 death.
 As leader of the Twelve it seems likely that he visited leading
 Church centers of the Roman World.

Some church historians think there is no sufficient evidence
that Peter was ever in Rome. Most of them, however, agree that
it is probable that, about the last year of his life, Peter did go
to Rome, either by order of Nero, or, of his own accord to help
steady the Christians under the terrific blows of Nero 5 Persecu
tions.

The “Quo Vadis" tradition:

Quō vādis? (Classical Latin:, Ecclesiastical Latin:) is a Latin
phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also
commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically,
"Whither goest thou?". It also may refer to a Christian tradition
regarding Saint Peter.

Italian Painter: Annibale Carracci.  1601 – 1602.

Quō vādis? has it that Peter, being overcome
by the solicitation of friends .to save himself,“ was fleeing from
Rome, and in the night, out on the Appian Way, in a vision, he
met Jesus, and said, “Lord, whither goest thou?” Jesus answered,

“I am going to ‘Rome to be Crucified again” Peter utterly
 ashamed and humiliated, returned to the city, and was Crucified
 head downward, feeling not worthy to be Crucified as his Lord
was. This is only a tradition, and we do not know how much of
 historical fact it may contain.

Tradition also has it that Peter’s wife, named Concordia, or
Perpetua, suffered martyrdom, as Peter encouraged her to be
brave, saying, “Remember, dear, our Lord."

To Whom Written was 1 Peter written:

To Churches in Asia Minor, 1:1, Which, in the main, had been
it is not so stated, we presume that founded by Paul. Though
 Peter had sometime or other visited these Churches.

To some of them Paul had written Galatians, Ephesians, and
Colossians, I Peter has some striking similarities to Ephesians.

Later, to some of these Churches John addressed the book of. Revelation.

Where was it Written?  Probably Rome.

 “Babylon”, 5:13 Some take this to be the literal Babylon of
the Euphrates. But quite generally it is thought to mean Rome,
figuratively called Babylon. In Rev 17:5,18 Rome is called Babylon.

In those times of persecution, Christians, for prudence' sake, had
to be careful how they spoke of the ruling power, and had a
name for it that they, among themselves, but not an outsider,
would understand.

Mark was with Peter at the time, 5:13: and, from II Tim 4:11.
We assume that Mark may have been in Rome about
the time 1 Peter was written.

Occasion of Writing

Nero's Persecution of Christians, 64-67 A D, was very severe
in and around Rome, but not general over' the Empire. However,
the example of the Emperor encouraged the enemies of Christians
everywhere to take advantage of the slightest-pretext to Perse-
cute. It was a trying time. The Church was about 35 years old.
It had suffered Persecutions in various localities at the hands
of local authorities. But now Imperial Rome, which had hitherto
been indifferent, even in some cases friendly, had accused the
Church of a terrible crime, and was undertaking to punish it.

The Church was undergoing a world trial, 5:9. It seemed as if
the end had come.  It was-literally a “fiery trial”; 4:12. Christians
were being burned nightly in Nero’s gardens. It did look as if the
Devil, as a "roaring lion”, 5:8, was about to devour the Church.

It is thought, possibly, that Peter may have written this Letter
immediately after Paul’s martyrdom, about 66 AD, and sent it-
by Silas, 5:12, who had been one of Paul’s helpers, to these
Churches which Paul had founded, to encourage them to beat up
under their Suffering, Silas personally carrying" the news of
Paul’s martyrdom to Paul’s Churches.

Thus the Book or Letter was born in the atmosphere of Suffering,
 shortly before Peter’s own martyrdom, exhorting Christians not
 to think it strange that they had to Suffer, reminding them that
 Christ did His work by Suffering.

Chapter I. The Christian’s Glorious Inheritance

A Magnificent chapter. Almost every word fraught With pre
cious meaning.

“Strangers”, 1:1, seems to mean Scattered Jewish Christians.
 But 2:10 indicates that they were, mainly, Gentiles. Peter ad-
 dresses them as Sojourner’s, Pilgrims, Citizens of Another World,
 living for a little while in This World, away from Home, Journey-
 ing along toward their Home Land.

Suffering and Glory, 1:7. The greater “our Suffering in This
World the greater will be our Glory in the Next World. Trials
here. Glory at the Coming of the Lord, 1:7. Again and again
Suffering and Glory are paired. The Sufferings of Christ, and the
Glory that should follow, 1:11. Partakers of Christ's Sufferings

1 PETER

Will Rejoice with Exceeding Joy at the Revelation of His Glory,
4:13. Peter, a witness of Christ’s Suffering, will be a partaker of
His Glory, 5:1. After you have Suffered а while, Eternal Glory,
5:10. This was also Paul’s comfort: Our Light Affliction works for
us a far more exceeding and Eternal Weight of Glory, II Cor
4:17.

"Precious”, а favorite word with Peter. Trial of Faith more
Precious than gold, 1:7. Redeemed with the Precious Blood of
Christ, 2:19. Precious Lord, 2:4,7. Precious Faith, II Pet 1:1. Great
and Precious Promises, II Pet 1:4.

Christ, Himself, Personally, Whom, not having seen, you Love,
“lts, in Whom you Rejoice with Joy Unspeakable and Full of
Glory, 1:8, by Whose Power you are Kept for Final Salvation,
1:5,  Christ Himself is the Center of Heaven’s Glory, 1:3-9. Set
your Hope perfectly on HIM and His Coming, 1:13.

Chapters 2,3. The Christian's Earthly Pilgrimage
Christians, Born into a Glorious Inheritance, by the Word of
God, 1:23, in Journeying along through this world toward their
Heavenly Home Land, still, for Nourishment,  Guidance,  and
Strength, need Constantly to Feed on God’s Word, 2:2; thus, along
the way, Tasting and Experiencing that their Precious Lord, by
their side, is Gracious, Kind, Loving, and Helpful, as He leads
them onward, 2:2,3.

Pilgrims, 2:11, Elect, Holy, 2:9, a people of Good Works, 2:12;
3:13, who, by their Manner of Life, Glorify God, 3:16. It reminds
us of Jesus’ word, in Matt 5:14-16, that the Light of the World is
the Good Works of His Disciples.

Be a Good Citizen, or Subject, as far as possible, of the Earthly
Government under which you live, Law-Abiding and Obedient,
to promote the good name of your religion, even though the
Government be headed by a Nero, 2:13-17.

Christian Servants, 2:18-25. There were many Slaves in the
first century Church. They are exhorted to be Good Slaves, even
to brutal masters, and to endure, without resentment, any suffer-
ing wrongfully administered.

Christian Wives, 3:1-6. “Calling him Lord”, 6, surely is not
to be construed as meaning abject slavery to her husband, but
rather unselfish devotion, so as to win his admiration and af-
fection, and, if he is an unbeliever, by her loving tact will win him
to Christ. We do not understand verses 3-4 to prohibit a woman's“
desire to be attractive in personal appearance, but rather a caution
against overdoing it, remembering that no amount of finery can
be a substitute for gracious Christian Personality. See more on this
at Eph 5:22-33.

Christian Husbands, 3-7. It is Manly to be Tender toward the
gentler sex. God’s plan is that Marital Love be Mutual, each con-
siderate of the other. If either has a mean disposition or tongue,
that makes it all the harder for the other to be considerate. “That
your Prayers be not hindered”, 7. Nothing extinguishes the flame
of Prayer like marital friction.

Christ Preached to Spirits in Prison, 3:18-22. This passage seems
to say that Jesus, in the interval between His death and resurrec-
tion, preached to the imprisoned spirits of the disobedient 01
Noah's day. Or, it may mean that the Spirit of Christ was in
Noah preaching to the antediluvians.




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1 Peter 1 New International Version (NIV)
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:

Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

Praise to God for a Living Hope
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, 11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

Be Holy
13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a]

17 Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. 18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. 20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.[b] 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For,

“All people are like grass,
    and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25     but the word of the Lord endures forever.”[c]

And this is the word that was preached to you.

Footnotes:
1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2
1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)


1 Peter 2 New International Version (NIV)
2 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

The Living Stone and a Chosen People
4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house[a] to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For in Scripture it says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
    a chosen and precious cornerstone,
and the one who trusts in him
    will never be put to shame.”[b]

7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,

“The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone,”[c]

8 and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall.”[d]

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. 17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.

18 Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. 19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. 20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. 21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.

22 “He committed no sin,
    and no deceit was found in his mouth.”[e]

23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” 25 For “you were like sheep going astray,”[f] but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Footnotes:
1 Peter 2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit
1 Peter 2:6 Isaiah 28:16
1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14
1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9
1 Peter 2:25 Isaiah 53:4,5,6 (see Septuagint)



1 Peter 3 New International Version (NIV)
3 Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, 6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

Suffering for Doing Good
8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10 For,

“Whoever would love life
    and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
    and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
    they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
    and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a]

13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats[b]; do not be frightened.”[c] 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. 17 For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. 19 After being made alive,[d] he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God.[e] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.

Footnotes:
1 Peter 3:12 Psalm 34:12-16
1 Peter 3:14 Or fear what they fear
1 Peter 3:14 Isaiah 8:12
1 Peter 3:19 Or but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which also
1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience

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