Pondering on First Peter

  For the Audio Version on YouTube, click here - 1 Peter 3:8-12 For the Audio Version on Spotify, click here - 1 Peter 3:8-12 How to Retaliate to Evil Finally, all  of you be  of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers,  be  tenderhearted,  be courteous;  9  not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.  10  For “He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. 11  Let him   turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. 12  For the eyes of the   Lord   are   on the righteous, and His ears   are open   to their prayers; but the face of the   Lord   is   against those who do evil.” After talking to husbands and wives, and encouraging them to live out their...

For the Audio Version on YouTube, click here - 1 Peter 3:1-7 For the Audio Version on Spotify, click here - 1 Peter 3:1-7 1 Peter 3:1-4 Wives, likewise,  be  submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives,  2  when they observe your chaste conduct  accompanied  by fear.  3  Do not let your adornment be  merely  outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on  fine  apparel—  4  rather  let it be  the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible  beauty  of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.  After talking about the importance of us submitting to government authorities and to employers, Peter then turns his attention to marriage, and talks about the importance of submission in marriage. He begins by addressing the wives, and reminds them to be subm...