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*1 Peter 3*
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*Introduction*
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This chapter remarkably fits our own time: how does the believer live in a hostile, pagan world?
It highlights some prophetic aspects of “the days of Noah”...
It starts with the primary spiritual fortification: The Marriage.
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*Instruction in Marriage*
 
*/1] Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;/*
*/2] While they behold your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear.
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*/3] Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel/*;
*/4] But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price./*
*/5] For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:/*
*/6] Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement./*
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*Submission (1 Peter 3:1-6)*
Twice in this paragraph Peter reminded Christian wives that they were to be submissive to their husbands (1 Peter 3:1, 5).
The word translated “subjection” is a military term that means “to place under rank.”
God has a place for everything; He has ordained various levels of authority (see 1 Peter 2:13-14).
He has ordained that the husband be the head of the home (Eph.
5:21ff) and that, as he submits to Christ, his wife should submit to him.
Headship is not dictatorship, but the loving exercise of divine authority under the lordship of Jesus Christ.
Peter gave three reasons why a Christian wife should submit to her husband, even if the husband (as in this case) is not saved.
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*/Submission is an obligation (v.
1a)./*
God has commanded it because, in His wisdom, He knows that this is the best arrangement for a happy, fulfilling marriage.
Subjection does not mean that the wife is inferior to the husband.
In fact, in 1 Peter 3:7, Peter made it clear that the husband and wife are “heirs together.”
The man and woman are made by the same Creator out of the same basic material, and both are made in God’s image.
God gave dominion to both Adam and Eve (Gen.
1:28), and in Jesus Christ Christian mates are one (Gal.
3:28).
Submission has to do with order and authority, not evaluation.
Christ Himself became a servant and submitted to God’s will.
There is nothing degrading about submitting.
If anything, it is the first step toward fulfillment.
And Ephesians 5:21 makes it clear that /both/ husband and wife must first be submitted to Jesus Christ.
Husbands and wives must be partners, not competitors.
After a wedding ceremony, one could say to the bride and groom, “Now, remember, from now on it’s no longer /mine/ or /yours,/ but /ours./”
This explains why Christians must always marry other Christians, for a believer cannot enter into any kind of deep “oneness” with an unbeliever (2 Cor.
6:14-18).
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*/Submission is an opportunity (vv.
1b-2)./*
An opportunity for what?
To win an unsaved husband to Christ.
God not only /commands/ submission, but He /uses/ it as a powerful spiritual influence in a home.
This does not mean that a Christian wife “gives in” to her unsaved husband in order to subtly manipulate him and get him to do what she desires.
This kind of selfish psychological persuasion ought never to be found in a Christian’s heart or home.
An unsaved husband will not be converted by preaching or nagging in the home.
The phrase “without the word” does not mean “without the Word of God,” because salvation comes through the Word (John 5:24).
It means “without talk, without a lot of speaking.
Peter is saying that it is the character and conduct of the wife that will win the lost husband—not arguments, but such attitudes as submission, understanding, love, kindness, patience.
These qualities are not manufactured; they are the fruit of the Spirit that come when we are submitted to Christ and to one another.
A Christian wife with “purity and reverence” will reveal in her life “the praises” of God (1 Peter 2:9) and influence her husband to trust Christ.
In a Christian home, we must minister to each other.
A Christian husband must minister to his wife and help to “beautify her” in the Lord (Eph.
5:25-30).
A Christian wife must encourage her husband and help him grow strong in the Lord.
Parents and children must share burdens and blessings and seek to maintain an atmosphere of spiritual excitement and growth in the home.
If there are unsaved people in the home, they will be won to Christ more by what they see in our lives and relationships than by what they hear in our witness.
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*/Submission is an ornament (vv.
3–6)./*
The word translated “adorning” is /kosmos/ in the Greek, and gives us our English words “cosmos” (the ordered universe) and “cosmetic.”
It is the opposite of /chaos./
Peter warned the Christian wife not to major on external decorations but on internal character.
Roman women were captivated by the latest fashions of the day, and competed with each other in dress and hairdos.
They wore elaborate and expensive garments, all for the purpose of impressing each other.
A Christian wife with an unsaved husband might think that she must imitate the world if she is going to win her mate; but just the opposite is true.
Glamour is artificial and external; true beauty is real and internal.
Glamour is something a person can put on and take off, but true beauty is always present.
Glamour is corruptible; it decays and fades.
God is concerned about value, not price.
Peter did not forbid the wearing of jewelry any more than the wearing of apparel.
The word “wearing” in 1 Peter 3:3 means “the putting around,” and refers to a gaudy display of jewelry.
It is possible to wear jewelry and still honor God.
Peter closed this section by pointing to Sarah as an example of a godly, submissive wife.
Remember Sarah was written in the Hall of Faith Heroes in Hebrew chapter 11.
The believing wife who submits to Christ and to her husband, and who cultivates a “meek and quiet spirit” will never have to be afraid.
(The “fear” in this verse means “terror,” while in 1 Peter 3:2 it means “reverence.”)
God will watch over her even when her unsaved mate creates problems and difficulties for her.
 
*/7] Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered./*
Why did Peter devote more space to instructing the wives than the husbands?
Because the Christian wives were experiencing a whole new situation and needed guidance.
In general, women were kept down in the Roman Empire, and their new freedom in Christ created new problems and challenges.
Furthermore, many of them had unsaved husbands and needed extra encouragement and enlightenment.
As Peter wrote to the Christian husbands, he reminded them of four areas of responsibility in their relationship with their mates.
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*/Physical—“dwell with them.”/*
This implies much more than sharing the same address.
Marriage is fundamentally a physical relationship: “They two shall be one flesh” (Eph.
5:31).
The husband must make time to be home with his wife.
One survey revealed that the average husband and wife have thirty-seven minutes a week together in actual communication!
 
“Dwell with them” also suggests that the husband provide for the physical and material needs of the home.
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*/Intellectual—“according to knowledge.”/*
Somebody asked Mrs. Albert Einstein if she understood Dr. Einstein’s theory of relativity, and she replied, “No, but I understand the Doctor.”
It is amazing that two married people can live together and not really know each other!
Ignorance is dangerous in any area of life, but it is especially dangerous in marriage.
A Christian husband needs to know his wife’s moods, feelings, needs, fears, and hopes.
He needs to “listen with his heart” and share meaningful communication with her.
There must be in the home such a protective atmosphere of love and submission that the husband and wife can disagree and still be happy together.
*/Emotional—“giving honor unto the wife.”/*
Peter did not suggest that a wife is “the weaker vessel” mentally, morally, or spiritually, but rather physically.
There are exceptions, of course, but generally speaking, the man is the stronger of the two when it comes to physical accomplishments.
“Giving honor” means that the husband respects his wife’s feelings, thinking, and desires.
He may not agree with her ideas, but he respects them.
Often God balances a marriage so that the husband needs what the wife has in her personality, and she likewise needs his good qualities.
The husband must be the “thermostat” in the home, setting the emotional and spiritual temperature.
The wife often is the “thermometer,” letting him know what that temperature is!
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