1 PETER OUTLINE

A. Ralph Johnson

THEME:  Suffer as a Christian (1Pet. 4:16).  Key word, “suffer.”

Written by Peter about 64AD, from Babylon after Paul’s first imprisonment in Acts 20.

To God’s elect scattered throughout Galatia, Cappodocia, Asia and Bithynia.

CHAPTERS & KEY WORDS	OUTLINE 5ch(5) (brief)
1: Salvation	GREETING (1:1-2)
	I.    OUR GREAT SALVATION (1:3-12)
	1. Thanksgiving for salvation (1:3-5)
	2. Worthy to face trials (1:6-9) 3. Searched for by the prophets (1:10-11) 4. Revealed now unto you (1:12)
	II.   CALL TO HOLINESS (1:13--2:12)
	1. Be spiritually girded (1:13-14)
	2. Be holy (1:15-16)
	3. Fear God (17)
	4. Redeemed with His blood (1:18-21)
	5. Purified in obedience to the truth (1:22) 6. Born again of incorruptable seed by the word of God (1:23-25)
2: Living stones	7. Things to put away (2:1)
	8. Seek spiritual nourishment (2:2-3)
	9. Be living stones in the house of God (2:4-8) 10. A chosen people of God (2:9-10) 11. Abstain from fleshly lusts-- set an example (11-12)
	III. BEHAVIOR TOWARDS OTHERS (2:13 --3:13)
	1. Civil governments (2:13-17)
	2. Servants toward masters (2:18-25)
3: Wives	3. Wives toward husbands (3:1-6)
	4. Husbands toward wives (3:7)
	5. All toward each other (3:8-13)
	IV. HANDLING SUFFERING (3:14--4:19)
	1. Conduct in suffering (3:14-17)
	2. Christ's example (3:18--4:6)
	a. He suffered in the flesh but was victorius in the Spirit (3:18-22)
4: Fire	b. You also overcome suffering by living in the Spirit (4:1-6)
	3. Judgment day will right all wrongs (4:7-19)    a. Prepare yourselves with holy living (4:7-11)    b. Prepare yourselves with a joyful mind (4:12-14)    c.  Suffer as a Christian (4:15-19)
5. Elders	V.  FURTHER EXHORTATIONS
	1. Elders (5:1-4)
	2. Younger (5:5a)
	3. All of you (5b-9)
	CONCLUSION:  (5:10-14) Invocation (5:10-11) Sylvanus greeting (5:12) Salutation from the church in Babylon and Mark (5:13) Closing admonition and benediction (5:14)