I Peter 5

1. In verse 1, what role does Peter say he has ? ___fellow elder__________

                    1 Peter 5: 1 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed:

What metaphor is used to describe the work of an elder (v. 2)? ____Shepherd___

                    1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly;

What metaphor is used to describe Jesus (v. 4)? _____Chief Shepherd_______

                    1 Peter 5:4 and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.

2. What qualities should not characterize an elder (v. 2-3)? 

      not by compulsion, not for dishonest gain, nor as being lords over those entrusted to you

                    1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly;

                    3 nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;

3. Younger Christians should submit themselves to:

                    ___________elders__________ (v. 5)

                    1 Peter 5:5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for 

      “ God resists the proud,
      But gives grace to the humble.”

                    _____________one another____ (v. 5)

                    1 Peter 5:5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for 

      “ God resists the proud,
      But gives grace to the humble.”

                    ___________God________________ (v. 6)

                    1 Peter 5: 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

                        List other groups charged to be in submission:

                        ___Christians to government___ (I Peter 2:13ff) 

                    1 Peter 2:13 Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme,

                    14 or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.

                        ____slaves to masters____ (I Peter 2:18)

                    1 Peter 2:18 Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.

                        ___wives to their own husbands____ (I Peter 3:1)

                    1 Peter 3:1 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives,

4. List the commands given in verses 6 and 7:

                    _____humble yourselves________

                    ____casting all cares upon Him___

                    1 Peter 5: 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

                    7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

5. List 2 rewards of humble service:

                    __________grace________ (v. 5)

                    1 Peter 5:5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for 

      “ God resists the proud,
      But gives grace to the humble.”

                    ____exaltation in due time________ (v. 6)

                    1 Peter 5: 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

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