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Introduction
After giving counsel to the Jewish husbands and wives that are reading his letter to them for the first time, Peter turns his attention to those that are members and participants in the assembly of the righteous.
It is known that 1 Peter 3:8-9 is Peter’s exposition of Psalm 34:12-16.
He actually quotes this psalm in verses 10-12.
These concerns come from the three exhortations in that psalm.
In Peter 3, verse 8, you will find a listing of the virtues that will keep your tongue from speaking evil.
Keeping our tongue from evil is the first exhortation that Peter presents to us.
Peter writes to those individuals, telling them: 1. Be unified in your minds.
Harmony - unity
2. Have sympathy for each other.
3. Display brotherly love to each other.
4. Be compassionate, having a tender heart.
5. Be humble in your thinking and in your actions.
These actions keep our tongues from speaking evil.
Psalm 141:3 tells us:
The 2nd exhortation is to not repay evil for evil.
We are told to turn away from evil and in so doing, we are taught not to retaliate when a person treats you in an mean and harmful manner.
This idea originally comes from Psalm 34:14 and is seen in our text in verse 9.
He clearly points out that Christians are prone to be confronted with evil actions leveled against them.
We also are called to respond to evil in a Godly manner.
Paul says the very same thing in Romans 12:17.
Note that Jesus teaches the very same thing in Matt.
5:39.
In fact, Jesus amplifies the idea by presenting yourself prone to the very same evil action.
As Christians, we can live on one of three levels.
We can return evil for good, which is the satanic level.
We can return good for good and evil for evil, which is the human level.
Or, we can return good for evil, which is the divine level.
Jesus is the perfect example of this latter approach (1 Peter 2:21–23).
As God’s loving children, we must do more than give “an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth” (Matt.
5:38–48), which is the basis for justice.
We must operate on the basis of mercy, for that is the way God deals with us.
Peter goes further with the third exhortation found in verse 11. 1Peter 3:11.
The third exhortation is for believers to seek peace and pursue it!
Again this is Peter quoting Psalm 34:14.
Peter suggests that instead of cursing those that persecute us, we ought to give them a blessing.
1Peter 3:9.
The word for blessing in this regard means to speak kindly or well of someone.
Jesus teaches this very thing in Matthew 5:44.
Peter continues with the use of anthropomorphic images to attribute physical attributes to God.
He’s really saying that God has enormous oversight and gives careful attention to all of the needs of his people.
Nothing is lost on our heavenly Father.
He sees and watches all.
God is keeping score.
My addendum to that is Psalm 121.
God is a watchful God.
Though trouble may come in the form of terrorist acts, God is a watchful and protecting God.
Peter continues in 1 Peter 3:12 by reminding us that the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
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