STUDIES ON 1 PETER LESSON 11

STUDIES ON 1 PETER


LESSON 11

1 Peter 3:1-6 [New Living Translation (NLT)]

Wives

1 In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over 2 by observing your pure and reverent lives. 3 Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. 4 You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. 5 This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They trusted God and accepted the authority of their husbands. 6 For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do.

1. IN THE SAME WAY

• Refers to chapter 2 – walking in His steps

• Speaks to two things

 Following Jesus

 Following your husband

2. ACCEPT THE AUTHORITY OF YOUR HUSBAND

• Reason: even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. (unsaved husband)

• They will be won over by observing your pure and reverent lives.

3. CONDUCT

• Outward beauty – don’t be overly concerned with this, though you shouldn’t be careless in this

 Fancy hairstyles

 Expensive jewelry

 Beautiful clothes

• Inward beauty – be concerned with this

 Beauty that comes from within

 Unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit – precious to God

 This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful.

 They trusted God

 accepted the authority of their husbands

 example: Sarah

WHEN YOU OBEY GOD AND YOUR HUSBAND, YOU WILL NOT HAVE FEAR ABOUT WHAT YOUR HUSBAND MIGHT DO.