CHAPTER 16 HOW TO TEND THE FLOCK 1 Peter 5:1 ST. PETER'S last lesson was full of consolation. He showed that it was from God's hand that judgments were sent upon His people to purify them and prepare them for His appearing. With this thought in their minds, he would have the converts rejoice in th... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 17 BE CLOTHED WITH HUMILITY 1 Peter 5:5 HAVING admonished the shepherds, the Apostle now turns to the flock, and his words recall the exhortations, which he has given several times before. In 1 Peter 2:13 he taught Christian subjects the duty of submission, even should it be their lot to l... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 18 THROUGH PERILS TO VICTORY 1 Peter 5:8 NOT only had these Asian Christians to suffer from the opposition and calumnies of the heathen and from the estrangement of former friends: there were perils within the Churches themselves. There were weak brethren, who fell away when trials came, a... [ Continue Reading ]