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