645 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 3 Part 1 Book 54 - Practical Godly Living

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 1 * BOOK 54 Practical Godly Living I Peter 2:15 - 3:22 Turn to I Peter chapter 2, and in the last lesson we finished verse 14. We’ll just jump in at verse 15. There’s no reason for comparing a lot of Scripture - it’s just common sense Christian living. Good solid Christian living gives you a happy relationship between a husband and wife. Christian living will give you good relationships between parents and children. So Christian living is practical. "America is great because America is good. It’s living with integrity. So much is comparable that - what Jesus taught, Peter is bringing out the same things to these Jewish believers. Now remember, they’re not believers of the Church Age yet. They are simply Jewish believers of that group that came out of Christ’s earthly ministry, composed also of the Jewish Church in Jerusalem at Pentecost. I want people to realize that. I Peter 2:15 "For so is the will of God, that with well doing (see? It was anti-God. Because, as Peter is writing now (probably in the late 50’s AD) in I Peter, The Kingdom prospect was still out in front. Now verse 16. I Peter 2:16-17a 17. Honour all men...." Even if they hate you. I Peter 2:17b Fear God. The Roman Emperors, see? And Paul tells us the same thing in Romans 13 - that we are to have respect for our physical governments, because they’re ordained of God: Romans 13:1 For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God." I think a lot of people have often wondered, why did God condone something as awful as slavery. What God instigated in the beginning was pure and good and workable. I Peter 2:18 Now verse 19. I Peter 2:19 "For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully." Let’s come back and see how Paul treats that same thing in Romans chapter 12. Peter is saying it to the Jews who are still pretty much under control of Judaism. Paul is writing this to Gentiles who are under pure Grace. Romans 12:14a Romans 12:14b-16a Romans 12:16b-17a 17. Recompense to no man evil for evil…" Human nature says, if he hits me, I’m going to hit him back. Romans 12:17b Romans 12:18-19 "If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. God says,) I will repay, saith the Lord." So we’re supposed to leave the vengeance part up to God - in His own time. Remember, God’s wheels grind slowly, but what? Surely! sooner or later, they’re going to come up against the Holy Righteous God. Okay, so back to I Peter chapter 2 verse 19. I Peter 2:19-20 "For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 20. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, (you’ve done a good job, you’ve done everything right and they still jump all over you, then you permit it) and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God." That’s contrary to our human nature. Now verse 21. I Peter 2:21 Of course Peter is going to emphasize following Christ because that’s where he had been those three years. And that’s all that Peter really understood was to follow the footsteps of Christ. Adam never had a concept of a Roman cross. Noah had no idea of the work of the cross. But he did know that God had told him to build the ark. God reckoned with the sin of Abraham on the merits of the cross, even though he himself knew nothing of it. Ever since the cross (for example, believers like Peter and the Eleven), all they had to believe for salvation is Who Jesus was, He was their Messiah, the Son of God, the Christ. And they had no idea that it was the crucifixion, and the death, burial and resurrection that was their salvation. So Peter is going to make reference to Christ’s work of the cross, but not for salvation. And the reason is that these Jews can understand that, even though it wasn’t a prerequisite in their faith, it was on the merit of that work of the cross that God could forgive the sins of everybody from Adam to the last one on the human scene. Here we’re at the end of Christ’s earthly ministry. Luke 18:31 All right, verse 32. Luke 18:32-33 All right, so come back to I Peter again. Peter can make reference to the death and burial and resurrection, but he does not lay it upon them as a tenet of faith to believe for their salvation. All right, now verse 22. (speaking of Christ in verse 21) I Peter 2:22 Peter says the same thing. I Peter 2:23 I Peter 2:24 All right, now verse 25: I Peter 2:25a "For ye were as sheep going astray;..." Now where’s Peter pulling that from? Let’s turn to Isaiah 53, and here’s the exact wording, see? Israel. The Jews. So Peter can rightfully quote right from this that was spoken to Israel 600-700 years before Christ. Isaiah 53:6 #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible