tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post2365197732175836277..comments2024-03-28T09:52:15.415-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Explanatory Notes: 1 Peter 2:11-17Ken Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-58124755763513530432009-08-08T20:36:27.016-04:002009-08-08T20:36:27.016-04:00Great thoughts! I've recently written some tho...Great thoughts! I've recently written some thoughts on this section of 1 Peter <a href="http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/08/slavery-in-the-roman-empire-and-the-bible/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I don't see Peter's exhortations as an attempt to keep Christians 'under radar'. Conversely, I think Peter is concerned about non-retaliation for the sake of Gospel witness. Whatever the case, I think determining the precise reason is an important part of the passage. Thanks for your post!Josh Mannhttp://www.sakeoftruth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-23322830451076503412009-08-06T14:06:13.105-04:002009-08-06T14:06:13.105-04:00All good applicational questions. My task in thes...All good applicational questions. My task in these notes is however only explanatory. Preaching requires consideration of these sorts of things, yes...Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-35758858528167235152009-08-06T14:04:27.063-04:002009-08-06T14:04:27.063-04:00Does this assume that the Iranians who protested t...Does this assume that the Iranians who protested their government's political outcome were not being "obedient to scripture"?<br /><br />Should the journalists who were taken hostage in N. Korea not seek their freedom from a "labor camp" or wait for someone like Bill Clinton to "rescue them"? (Is Clinton, their "savior", then?<br /><br />the language of "savior" has political overtones. A savior from what? Are we to "sit back politically" when we think that there is abuse of power? Otherwise, we are not "bible believing Christians?Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.com