Study of First Peter
Chapter 2 Lesson 29
Review:
Intro 2:13-17
Begin some specific applications that are good works related to DI #5 the national entity.
This
section of the letter clarifies what it means to function obediently as God's
people in a hostile world.
Next in 2:18-25 Our good works in
the work environment.
- an
excurses in this section in
In 3:1-7 Good works in
the marriage relationship.
3:8-12 Have an appeal to unity of thinking
and purpose in the assembly.
Some background,
isogogics.
1.
Need to remember that Peter is writing during the rule of the Roman Emperor
Nero who ruled from 54-68.
2.
Nero of course is most generally remembered for the burning of
-
It was generally believed at the time that Nero himself had set the fire for
his own entertainment.
3.
Most all of the provincial rulers/governors were both cruel and corrupt.
4.
One principle that we must remember as we consider these sections on authority
is to not look at the individual but keep in mind the authority of the
position.
At the beginning I mentioned that this first one had to
do with DI#5 so I should clarify what I'm referring to.
1. Definition:
Divine institutions are those institutions established by God for the
preservation and benefit of mankind in general, believer and unbeliever alike.
2. The Divine
Institutions
#1
- Capacity of Choice = volition (not a new concept; where is it found?)
-
Gen
#2
- Marriage > Gen
#3
- Family > Gen
#4 - How do we keep one sinner from sticking a knife under
the 5th rib of another sinner?
#5 - God has established nationalism not internationalism.
u`pota,ssw; vb. u`potagh,; n. Both of
these are words refer to submission, subjection;
- 1
Pet.
In
secular Greek, outside the Bible it was primarily used with a military
connotation; u`po
to be under; ta,ssw to order;
therefore to place in an orderly fashion under authority; to line up
under;
Observations
on the use of hupotasso
1. Paul uses it several ways, to indicate submission to those who are
worthy of respect because of personal virtue or position held.
2. It is used in a few contexts where it speaks of an enforced
submission; many are like Eph
3. Luke uses it of the demons being subject to the disciples in
Christ's name; Lk
4. Most of the passages do not speak of enforced submission but of a
voluntary submission;
esp. when used in the middle voice; and it speaks of one who chooses to subject
or subordinate themselves to someone;
5. A good example that it implies a responsive obedience; voluntary
submission; Jas 4:7
6. In many passages
it is a recognition of God's order.
7. One thing that
we must remember is that authority and order never indicates that the one
submitting, or who is under authority is in any way inferior.
8. Too often today it seems, the idea is that
to be under the authority of someone is to be inferior! Not So!!
9. What it simply means is that God has established order!
- Ex: When we talk about the Trinity;
F, S, H/S; and we often refer to them as the 1st person, the 2nd
persons, the 3rd person of the Trinity;
- Authority indicates not superiority but order!
10. For any man who thinks that the authority he has as head of the
home, bonifide, is to be dictatorial, that it gives him the right to get his
way all the time; is out in left field biblically.
11. Sample passages for u`pota,ssw indicating
the voluntary submission:
a. Of Christ, as a child; willingly submitted to parental authority
that was appropriate for Him as a child; Lk
b. Of governing authorities Rom 13:1; 1 Pet
c. true even of harsh
leaders; 1 Pet
d. of the wife; Col 3:18; 1 Pet 3:1; Eph.
Why are we do be
submissive, to have respect for authority?
for the Lord's sake dia + acc of kurioj because of the Lord!