Opening Question

What comes to mind when you hear the word “submission”?

Introduction

In the last lesson, Peter told his hearers to keep their behavior excellent among their Greco-Roman neighbors. He now spells out how to do so in several specific social situations. Key to living in harmony with others is the need for compromise, and for someone to give in to someone else’s plans or will. Today, the word submission is frequently tied to loss if identity, of independence, and of “self.” Few people delight in submitting their own desires to someone else. But Peter reminds believers that submission is ...