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Introduction
How should God’s people respond when we have done what is right?
Peter in verse 13, helps us by asking rhetorically who would harm us if we are doing good?
The truth is that we suffer BECAUSE we are willing and eager to do good!
Christians suffer even while doing good!
Christians will indeed endure undeserved suffering!
If you do suffer, and you will, you are blessed in your suffering.
Peter uses the very same Greek word that Jesus used in Matthew 5:3 .
Peter advises his readers not to be afraid.
Once again he quotes Isaiah to know how to respond.
Instead of worrying about those that would do you harm, Peter suggested that his readers would have “reverence for the Lord Jesus Christ and honor Him.” (revere the Lord.
- Sanctify the Lord) He adds that it must be done from your hearts.
Honor Him completely and wholeheartedly.
He also adds that his readers are to be ready at all times to answer anyone and explain the hope that is in you.
Be prepared.
This is that you ought to be ready to make a defense.
He tells his readers to be gentle in their response and keep a clear conscience.
In other words, do it in such a way that you have no guilt.
He closes this section by recalling his words in chapter 2:19-20.
Peter then reflects on Jesus as an example of undeserved suffering.
J. M. E. Ross is quoted as saying that Verse 18 is one of the shortest and simplest, and yet one of the richest summaries given in the New Testament of the meaning of the Cross of Jesus.”
He reflects on three aspects of Christ and His redemptive work.
Christ sacrifice is all-sufficient!
Christ died for sins once and for all as a final sacrifice.
2. Christ sacrifice is substitutionary!
A righteous Christ died for unrighteous people!
3. Christ sacrifice was a reconciling settlement!
The divine purpose of His sacrificial death was to bring people to God.
4. Christ resurrection and life was energized by the Spirit!
Luther wrote, “A wonderful text is this, and a more obscure passage perhaps than any other in the New Testament, so that I do not know for a certainty just what Peter means.”
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He preached to the spirits that were imprisoned.
the majority view among scholars today is that the text describes Christ’s proclamation of victory and judgment over the evil angels.
These evil angels, according to Gen 6:1–4, had sexual relations with women and were imprisoned because of their sin.
The point of the passage, then, is not that Christ descended into hell but, as in 3:22, his victory over evil angelic powers.
Peter is referring to the victory our Savior has over demonically evil angelic spirits after His death and resurrection.
Verse 19 proclaims Christ’s victory over demonic spirits after his death and resurrection.
The word “spirits refers to angels.
Evil angels in this context!
The notion that spirits are imprisoned works along with Satan’s imprisonment in Rev. 20:7.
3. Genesis 6:1-4 may possibly provide the reason for the punishment of these “spirits” that are referred to by Peter.
It suggests that these spirits were punished because of their having sexual relations with the women of Noah’s day, and before.
Verse 20 suggests that God during that period of time was patient.
His patience has been seen throughout the Word of God… Notice Romans 2:4
Or Acts 17:30
God’s judgement on all living kind is great.
The flood literally took out all living creatures.
However, Noah and his company found favor with God.
Noah was brought safely through the flood and God saved them through the waters.
The water in that day did two specific things.
The flood was the means judgement was issued on the sinful unbelievers of Noah’s day.
The flood was the means that Noah and his entire company was saved.
Peter now makes a clear illustration of baptism.
He reminds us that those who were submerged under the water died.
Paul now makes the same reference in Romans 6:3-5
Jesus even alluded to his coming death with James and John as a baptism.
Mark 10:38-39
However, with Jesus Christ, we are delivered to life through baptism.
We are saved through the waters.
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And lastly, His resurrection and exaltation.
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