1 Peter 2:18-25

What do you say to someone who is suffering? And what do you say when it is not just that they are in pain, but that they are being harassed and singled out for violence or slander because of their faith?

This is where the author of 1 Peter (whom I will call “Peter”) finds himself. This epistle is his answer.

(I won’t get into the authorship debate and will simply call the author of this epistle “Peter.” I will also be quoting from the ESV unless otherwise noted.)

Context

The Situation

It’s clear from 1 Peter that he is writing to a persecuted church. The theology that we are being given is in service of helping to encourage and instruct this population. There is also an eschatological tone throughout this…