Epistle of First Peter Four...  Continued...

II.  Alarm Yourself - vs.7-11

  • The Need To Experience Spiritual Growth - vs.7
  • The Need To Express Spiritual Growth - vs.8-9
  • The Need To Exercise Spiritual Growth - vs.10-11
  1. Exercise The Nature of Spiritual Gifts - vs.10
  2. Exercise The Nurture of Spiritual Gifts - vs.11


III.  Don't Harm Yourself - vs.12-19

  • Know The Reality Of Trials - vs.12
  • Know The How To React In Trials - vs.13,14
  • Know The Requirements Of Trials - vs.15,16
  1. Be Respectful Of Persons - vs.15a  ...let none of you suffer as a murderer...
  2. Be Respectful of Property - vs.15b  ...or as a thief...
  3. Be Respectful Of Propriety - vs.15c   ...or as an evildoer... 
  4. Be Respectful of Privacy - vs.15d   ...or as a busybody...
  5. Be Respectful of Purpose - vs.16   ...let him glorify God...
  • Know The Reason For Trials - vs.17-18
  1. For A Witness To Other Christians - vs.17  ...judgment must begin at the house of God...
  2. For A Warning To The Christ-less - vs.18   ...of them that obey not the gospel.
  • Know The Responsibility In Trials - vs.19
  1. Be Certain of Suffering - vs.19a  ...Wherefore let them suffer...  See 2 Timothy 3:12
  2. Be Correct In Suffering - vs.19b   ...according to the will of God...
  3. Be Committed In Suffering - vs.19c   ...commit the keeping of their souls to him...
  4. Be Consistent In Suffering - vs.19d  ...in well doing...
  5. Be Confident In Suffering - vs.19e  ..unto a faithful Creator.

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​Never be sympathetic with any challenge that would hinder your need to yield to the indwelling Holy Spirit.  The Word of God is both our training ground and the ground on which we gain a pure perspective of the worthiness of Christ. Satan cannot oppress a Christian who knows their free to worship Christ in spirit and truth.


Sincerely, Dr. Arthur Belanger

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​​​Epistle of First Peter Chapter Four.   Satan's fiery darts against Christians during a difficult time of suffering are intended to stimulate a distrust of God and tolerance for self-sufficiency.  More often than not;  this is accomplished through stimulating the mind with a preoccupation for survival and/or an endless search for self-significance (Genesis 3:1,6). When believers yield to the temptation for either, they are always on the loosing end.    


In this chapter, the apostle Peter explains what we are to do with ourselves in light of suffering...  There is grace for the race of life.

I.  Arm Yourself - vs.1-6

  • Arm Yourself With Exhortation - vs.1,2 
  1. Christ - What He Did For Us - vs.1   ...Christ hath suffered for us...
  2. Christ - What He Is Doing For Us - vs.2  ....but to the will of God.
  • Arm Yourself With Explanation - vs.3,5

1. The Performance of Separation Explained - vs.3

Note:  From The Will of The Gentiles - vs.3a   ...the will of the Gentiles...

Note:  From The Walk of The Godless - vs.3b   ...walked in lasciviousness...      

2.  The Persecution In Separation Explained - vs.4
Note;  Christians Are Strange To Sinners - 4a   ...Wherein they think it strange...
Note:  Christians Are Slandered By Sinners - 4b   ...speaking evil of you... 

3.  The Prospect In Separation Explained - vs.5
Note:  The Judgment - 5a  ...who shall give an account
Note:  The Judge - 5b  ...to Him (Christ).

  • Arm Yourself With Action - vs.6
  1. With Preaching - 6a  ...the gospel preached...
  2. With Reaching - 6b  ...to them that are dead...
  3. With Teaching - 6c  ...live according to God in the Spirit.

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