The First Epistle of Peter

Outline

• I. Introduction — to the sojourning believers under the operation of the Triune God
• II. The full salvation of the Triune God and its issues
• A. The Father's regeneration — unto a living hope, an inheritance kept in the heavens and ready to be revealed at the last time
• B. The Spirit's application — through the prophets' prophesying and the apostles' preaching
• C. Christ's redemption — unto a holy life by the holy nature and unto brotherly love through purification by the sanctifying truth, based on regeneration by the incorruptible seed through the living word of God
• III. Growth in life and its results
• A. Growing by feeding on the milk of the word unto full salvation
• B. Transformed unto the building up of a spiritual house for God's dwelling, a holy priesthood for God's service
• C. To tell out the virtues of the calling One
• IV. The Christian life and its sufferings
• A. A life in an excellent manner toward all men in all concerns
• 1. As sojourners among the Gentiles
• 2. Toward human institutions
• 3. Servants toward masters
• 4. The model of Christ
• 5. In marriage life
• 6. In common life
• B. Suffering for righteousness by the will of God as Christ did
• C. Arming themselves with the mind of Christ for suffering
• D. As good stewards of the varied grace of God
• E. Rejoicing in sharing the sufferings of Christ
• V. The elders' shepherding and its reward
• A. The shepherding patterns
• B. The Chief Shepherd's reward
• VI. The mighty hand of God and its goal
• A. Humbled under God's mighty hand
• B. Perfected and grounded by the God of all grace
• VII. Conclusion
• A. The testimony of the true grace of God
• B. Greetings