I PETER: INSTRUCTIONS ON ENDURANCE AMID PERSECUTION – The Christian’s Path Through Suffering
May 31, 2026
1 Peter 3:13-18 KJV
13And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? 14But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; 15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: 16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. 18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
The Christian’s Path Through Suffering
1 Peter 3:13-18
Security Stipulated 13-14
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- The pursuit of good does not guarantee the absence of suffering
- The presence of suffering does not cancel the blessing of God
- The threats of men do not overthrow the security of the believer
Sanctified Speech Solicited 15-16
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- A sanctified heart prepares a ready witness
- A ready answer marked by meekness not weakness
- A clean conscience strengthens work
Suffering Supported 17-18
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- His sacrificial life
- His substitutionary death
- His spiritual victory
- His sovereign exaltation
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