In the honoured position that true disciples are in, having the word of God, they were commanded to order their lives aright among the Gentiles, even if they were branded “evildoers”. Their good works would be revealed in the day of glory v.12Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:12 and by well-doing, as the servants of God, they would put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.vs.13-16Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:13-16 If any of them were literal slaves they were to give good service, even to abusive masters, “enduring grief, suffering wrongfully, for conscience toward God”.vs.18-19Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:18-19 This is a lesson for all disciples of Christ, not to demand our “rights” as is the way of the world, but to suffer injustice patiently after the example of Christ:vs.20-21Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:20-21 “who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously”.vs.22-23Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:22-23 Jesus suffered for us, bearing our sins and healing us by his stripes, Isaiah 53:4-6Waiting for response for Isaiah 53:4-6 that we should live unto righteousness.v.24Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:24
Verses 1-10
Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:1-10When someone is born again by the word of God he is like a newborn baby which has no malice or guile but has an insatiable desire for milk. Therefore the apostle exhorted the disciples to desire the sincere milk of the word that they might grow thereby.vs.1-3Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:1-3 God’s purpose in sending forth his word is to develop a household composed of righteous individuals, and the corner stone of this house is Jesus Christ v.6Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:6 Isaiah 28:16.Waiting for response for Isaiah 28:16 The Jewish builders rejected him Psalm 118:22Waiting for response for Psalm 118:22 and stumbled over him. Isaiah 8:14Waiting for response for Isaiah 8:14 To them he had no value, but to believers he is precious v.7Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:7 as he is to God v.4Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:4 who made him the most important stone in the building.v.7Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:7 He has also made the faithful living stones, built upon Christ to form a spiritual house of God.v.5Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:5 Jesus is rejected by men who stumble at the word of God v.8Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:8 but disciples who believe are: “a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a special people to shew forth the praises of him who hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light”.v.9Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:9 Because of disobedience, God had declared the scattered Jews were not his people Hosea 1:9Waiting for response for Hosea 1:9 but by belief and obedience they could be restored to favour Hosea 1:10Waiting for response for Hosea 1:10 - as were these Jewish disciples.v.10Waiting for response for 1 Peter 2:10