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THE FIRST EPISTLE
OF
PETER

OUTLINE

1 2 3 4 5

1. Introduction -- to the sojourning believers under the operation of the Triune God -- 1:1-2
2. The full salvation of the Triune God and its issues -- 1:3-25
1. The Father's regeneration -- unto a living hope, an inheritance kept in the heavens and ready to be revealed at the last time -- vv.3-9
2. The Spirit's application -- through the prophets' prophesying and the apostles' preaching -- vv.10-12
3. 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 -- vv.13-25
3. Growth in life and its results -- 2:1-10
1. Growing by feeding on the milk of the word unto full salvation -- vv.1-3
2. Transformed unto the building up of a spiritual house for God's dwelling, a holy priesthood for God's service -- vv.4-8
3. To tell out the virtues of the calling One -- vv.9-10
4. The Christian life and its sufferings -- 2:11--4:19
1. A life in an excellent manner toward all men in all concerns -- 2:11--3:13
1. As sojourners among the Gentiles -- 2:11-12
2. Toward human institutions -- 2:13-17
3. Servants toward masters -- 2:18-20
4. The model of Christ -- 2:21-25
5. In marriage life -- 3:1-7
6. In common life -- 3:8-13
2. Suffering for righteousness by the will of God as Christ did -- 3:14-22
3. Arming themselves with the mind of Christ for suffering -- 4:1-6
4. As good stewards of the varied grace of God -- 4:7-11
5. Rejoicing in sharing the sufferings of Christ -- 4:12-19
5. The elders' shepherding and its reward -- 5:1-4
1. The shepherding patterns -- vv.1-3
2. The Chief Shepherd's reward -- v.4
6. The mighty hand of God and its goal -- 5:5-11
1. Humbled under God's mighty hand -- vv.5-9
2. Perfected and grounded by the God of all grace -- vv.10-11
7. Conclusion -- 5:12-14
1. The testimony of the true grace of God -- v.12
2. Greetings -- vv.13-14

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