When faced with unjust insult and evil, Peter's readers must decide whether to respond in kind out of the old nature and perpetuate strife or to demonstrate the power of God's grace through radically new conduct.

The phrase "with all fear" specifies the way that servants are to be subject to their masters. However, we need to identify the object of that fear. The one they should fear is determined by 2:17 building off of 1:17, where Peter makes the claim that one of the primary motivations for Godly living in a hostile environment, is the "fear" of the Lord.

Called To Suffer - 1 Peter 2:11-25

God has honored your faith in Jesus by making you a living stone and a holy priest in His Temple; His dwelling place on earth today.

Because LOVING ONE ANOTHER is one of the primary purposes of God's Covenant Community of which you are a member.

We Will Give Account to Jesus and Receive either Reward or Rebuke!

Puzzled Prophets, Envious Angels

In our section today Peter will address how the various trials we face should be thought of, and that when we are thinking rightly about these difficulties, there is even joy to be had in the midst of them. That there really is "Good Grief."

Not only was Peter setting out to teach and remind these "chosen foreigners" that they were indeed the children of God, but he wanted them to rightly understand their new birth into God's family and some of the incredible truths that were part and parcel of being born again.

Peter drew parallels between his readers and Israel.