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We ought to first note that the lectionary this week has skipped over I Peter 2.1-18. The very important passage in I Peter 2.4-10 will be next week’s text. The creators of the lectionary have evidently changed the order of the texts so that “Shepherd Sunday” might be celebrated each year on the Fourth Sunday … Continue reading “1 Peter 2:19-25 Commentary by Richard Jensen”

In his recent book Finding Our Way Again, Brian McLaren recalls an interview he once facilitated before an assembly of about 500 pastors with author Peter Senge. He remarks that while his opening question may not have been as profound as he would have liked, the answer it elicited was perhaps the most memorable part … Continue reading “1 Peter 2:19-25 Commentary by Daniel G. Deffenbaugh”

 “It is a credit to you if, being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering.”  This is difficult. But probably not difficult in the way you might think. The truth is that for most of us — at least for most of us living in the United States — living the Christian life and … Continue reading “1 Peter 2:19-25 Commentary by Karl Jacobson”

These verses involve several intriguing exegetical nuances–points that probably will not make explicit appearances in most homilies for the day, but which merit careful consideration as you prepare your sermon. The first involves 1 Peter’s identification of his readers as God’s own holy people; the second involves the interplay of metaphors that emphasize the believers’ … Continue reading “1 Peter 2:2-10 Commentary by A.K.M. Adam”

Of all the ecclesial images employed in Peter’s letter to the exiled converts of Asia Minor, the root metaphor that best describes the Christian community is the “spiritual house” (oikos pneumatikos) or “household of God” (2:5). We have seen in our consideration of earlier pericopes that the symbolism of Exodus also plays a prominent role … Continue reading “1 Peter 2:2-10 Commentary by Daniel G. Deffenbaugh”

Our reading from 1 Peter for this week is organized around a pastiche of Old Testament texts.  Through allusion and quotation a structure, a means for understanding who Christ Jesus is, and who we are in Christian community, is set up. 1. Allusion. “You have tasted that the Lord is good,” is a clear allusion … Continue reading “1 Peter 2:2-10 Commentary by Karl Jacobson”

On the Second Sunday after Easter the given text was I Peter 1.3-9 This week’s assigned text covers part of the remainder of I Peter 1, i.e. vv. 17-23. In our treatment we will consider all the remaining verses of I Peter 1, which includes vv. 10-16 and vv. 24, 25. Many interpreters of this … Continue reading “1 Peter 1:17-23 Commentary by Richard Jensen”

Old habits die hard, especially when they have had a lifetime to reach their roots deep into the human psyche. We can understand, then, why Peter chooses the imagery of the exodus to impress upon his readers the overwhelming implications of the new life that has been bestowed on them through their baptism. Drawing on … Continue reading “1 Peter 1:17-23 Commentary by Daniel G. Deffenbaugh”

In his explanation to the second article of the Apostles’ Creed, Luther writes, “I believe that Jesus Christ — true God, Son of the Father from eternity, and true man, born of the Virgin Mary — is my Lord. At great cost he has saved and redeemed me, a lost and condemned person. He has … Continue reading “1 Peter 1:17-23 Commentary by Karl Jacobson”

The First Letter of Peter is addressed to the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. One commentator suggests that geographically speaking this would be 300,000 square miles! Peter has been the accepted author of these letters from the earliest days of the church. If Peter is indeed the author then … Continue reading “1 Peter 1:3-9 Commentary by Richard Jensen”