Bible Text: 1 Peter 4:1-6 | Preacher: Associate Pastor Keith Thompson | Series: A Study in 1 Peter

VII. THE QUESTION OF SUFFERING

C.  Suffering expected  (4:1-2)

1. Facing it victoriously (4:1a-b)

a.  An example

b.  An exhortation

2. Fighting it victoriously (4:2)

D.  Suffering Explained (4:3-6)

1. Man’s depravity (4:3)

a.  Our past life is repudiated

b.  Our past life is reviewed

1 Cor. 6:9-11

2.  Man’s distortions (4:4)

a.  The surprised reaction (of lost people)

b.  The slanderous reaction (of lost people)

3.  Man’s doom (4:5-6)

a.  A word about the Judge (4:5)

b.  A word about the judgement (4:6)