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1 Peter 4:11
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9 aBe hospitable to one another bwithout grumbling.  
10 aAs each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, bas good stewards of cthe manifold grace of God.  
11 aIf anyone speaks, let him speak as the1 oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that bin all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the2 dominion forever and ever. Amen.  

Suffering for God’s Glory

12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;
13 but rejoice ato the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that bwhen His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.  
14 If you are1 reproached for the name of Christ, ablessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.2 On their part He is blasphemed, bbut on your part He is glorified.  
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a1 busybody in other people’s matters.  
16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this1 matter.  
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What Does 1 Peter 4:11 Mean?



1 Peter 4:11

In verse 7, Peter tells us to be sober and to watch, for "the end of all things is at hand." In this section on Christian living, the apostle says that the Christian "no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God" (verse 2). In verse 10, he says we must use whatever gift God has given us (see also Romans 12:6-8; Ephesians 4:7) "as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." As an example, he mentions that those speaking (and writing) must do so according to God's oracles-His revelation to man.

Charles Whitaker
The Oracles of God

Related Topics: End of All Things | Oracles of God | Sober (minded) | Sober Watchfulness | Stewardship | Vigilance | Watchfulness




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing 1 Peter 4:11:

Daniel 7:13-14
Matthew 8:15
Acts 2:42
1 Corinthians 10:19-21


 
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