1 Peter

Sojourn – 1 Pe 1:1;1 Pe 2:11;1 Pe 1:17
Fear – Phil. 2:12;1 Pe 3:2,15;Rom. 13:7; 1 Pet. 1:17,2:18

“your aimless conduct”
ESV – Vain, futile, worthless
NKJV – useless, futile, aimless
CSB – worthless, futile, useless, empty
HCSB – worthless, meaningless, useless, empty
LEB – fruitless.

Knowing – Not beginning to learn or continuing to learn, but an established knowledge

Redeem/Ransom
lemma.g:λύτρον OR lemma.g:ἀντίλυτρον OR lemma.g:λυτρόω in NKJV
Mt 20:28; Mk 10:45; Lk 24:21; 1 Ti 2:6; Tt 2:14; 1 Pe 1:18

Redemption refers to freeing somebody from what holds them CAPTIVE.
Ransom refers to the PRICE paid.

lemma.g:ὑποτάσσω in KJV 1900

Submission:

1 Pe 2:13 – human institution/authority
1 Pe 2:18 – masters
1 Pe 3:1 – husbands
1 Pe 3:5 – husbands
1 Pe 3:22 – angels/authorities/power subject to Christ
1 Pe 5:5 – younger to older
1 Pe 5:5 – one another – Eph 5:21

“Clothed with humility!”

Suffer, suffered, suffering(s) 17X:
1 Pe 1:11; 2:19, 20, 21, 23; 3:14, 17, 18; 4:1, 13, 15, 16, 19; 5:1, 9, 10; 2 Co 7:11

flesh in ESV

1 Pe 1:24; 2:11; 3:18; 4:1, 2, 6

Some NT mind-sets
A right mind – Mk 5:15; Lk 8:35
A God-serving mind – Rom 7:25
The same mind, one mind like-minded – 1 Co 1:10; Php 1:27; 1 Pe 4:1; Rom 5:15, 16
Christ’s mind – 1 Co 2:16; Php 2:5
A guarded mind – Php 4:7
A prepared mind – 1 Pe 1:13
A hardened mind – 2 Co 3:14
A blinded mind – 2 Co 4:4
A loving mind – Mt 22:37
A remembering mind – Mk 14:72
A corrupted mind – 2 Co 11:3
A shaken mind – 2 Thes 2:2

Heb 12:2 – Is joy set before us?

We are not merely “resting” from sin (pauō, “to take one’s rest … to refrain from”, W. E. Vine), but we are to positively and actively “live … to the will of God”.

1 Peter 4:7 (James 4:14) How near is it? Since you do not know, this is no time for procrastination!
“2 Pet 3:9,8” Sober (The demoniac of Gadara in Mark 5:15), The thought of “self-controlled”, watch “be sober-minded”
“It is the evident aim of the Holy Spirit to keep us on the tiptoe of expectation. We are always to be as men whose Lord may come at any minute of the day or night: “The end of all things draws near.” Do not get intoxicated with anything—neither with pride, nor with covetousness, nor with the cares of this world. Maintain your equilibrium; stand steadfast and firm: “Be sober-minded.” (Spurgeon, C.)
How else can we pray meaningfully other than to thinking clearly! Pray with prioritized prayer!

1 Peter 4:8 Priority! Above all! LOVE, fervent (without ceasing, constant!)
(Acts 12:5). Cause forgiveness and not grudging.

1 Peter 4:9 Hospitality to “one to another”

1 Peter 4:10 Serve… , (1 Peter 5:5) ~ Yea, all of you be subject one to another,
and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
You have been given the gift of grace, pass it on!

1 Peter 4:11 Get to know the word of God, let it permeate you thoughts so when you speak it is His words,
so when you serve the people of God it is service guided by His word.

1 Peter 4:10 As each person has taken hold of the grace (unmerited favour of God) which bestows ability for the purpose of a blessed outcome or result, even so use it to serve each other, as good administrators of the varied grace of God.

The word “pneumatikos” has no tendency toward “gift” at all.
1 Cor. (chs. 12-14), the word “pneumatikos” is found three times:
1 Cor 12:1, 14:1, 14:37.
The last use of the word concerns spiritual persons:
“If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual,
let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you
are the commandments of the Lord.”

1 Cor 12:4.
The Word “charisma” does have a secondary, underlying tendency toward “gift”
It is primarily emphasizing both the grace of God that gives
and the outcome, the desired result of what is given.
In the Word “charisma“, the root concept is “grace”
in which the Spirit of God gave some enablement for the blessing of others.
Regardless, there is no thought of permanence embedded in either word.
Context alone must decide.

Romans 12:6,7,8.
Grace is given to us with the result we experience various manifestations
of the Spirits enablement

Eph 4:11,12.
Here the context dictates people are the gifts given to the church.
The people are given after God gives them the required enablement.
The context here also suggests permanence of the enablement

iii. Facing the Responsibility of Faithfulness #1Pe 4:10,11
By Discharging the Gift from God #1Pe 4:10 (Ecc 9:10)
By Dispensing the Word of God #1Pe 4:11
By Desiring the Glory of God #1Pe 4:11
[3. Exhortations in the Light of our Sufferings #1Pe 4:12-5:7 (2 Tim 3:12)
a. To Steadfastness #1Pe 4:12-14
i. Right Thoughts in the Fire #1Pe 4:12
ii. Right Attitude in the Fire #1Pe 4:13
iii. Real Hope in the Fire #1Pe 4:13
iv. Radiant Glory in the Fire #1Pe 4:14
b. To Worthiness #1Pe 4:15
i. Not as a Criminal #1Pe 4:15
ii. Not as a Critic #1Pe 4:15
iii. But as a Christian #1Pe 4:16
c. To Trustfulness #1Pe 4:17-19
i. The Purging of the Righteous #1Pe 4:17
ii. Punishing of the Ungodly #1Pe 4:17,18
iii. The Persevering of the Sufferers #1Pe 4:19

1 Peter 4:10 As every man – each, each person
 
hath received –   λαμβάνω.  The original etymological meaning is “to grasp,” “to seize.”
It develops in two directions.
                1. The first is active, “to take,” “to bring under one’s control on one’s own initiative.”
                2. The second gives us already in class. Gk. the sense “to receive,” “to acquire” (passively)
Here it is an active verb.
 
1 Tim. 4:14      – Double negative in Greek is emphatic! Do not not care!
2 Tim. 1:6         – “to kindle afresh,” or “keep in full flame” (ana, “up,” or “again,” zoos, “alive,” pur, “fire”)
2 Cor. 7:8 – to be sorry God never goes back upon His gifts and call (Rom 11:29);^[1]
 
the gift                 –  “a gracious endowment.” Free (Rom 5:15,16), irrevocable, without repentance. (Rom 11:29)
each their proper gift (1 Cor 7:7), diverse, differing (1 Cor 12:4; Rom 12:6)
context does not indicate what each person’s endowment was.
There is no indication of permanence in the lexical meaning of the word.
Only the context can determine this (Rom 6:23)
 
even so minister          – serve, render service work at it!
one to another               – while not requiring, or even expecting reciprocity, others should also heed this.
as good stewards of  – a conduit the grace travels through.
manifold grace of God. –  again, diversity of gifts.
 


^[1] Dodd, C. H. (1932). The Epistle of Paul to the Romans (J. Moffatt, Ed.; p. 184). Harper and Brothers Publishers.