The stress from living in an unbelieving world has a way of bringing out the worse in a person so in 1 Peter, chapter three verses 8-9, Peter encourages believers in the local church not to bite and devour one another because of the stress they were under. And since stress also has a way of seeping into the home and affecting the marriage relationship Peter writes to address those who were married and give them some bricks…not to throw at each other, but to build a solid structure or foundation for the marriage and the family to rest upon…a firm foundation that would withstand the turbulent winds of problems related to miscommunication, money, mothers-in-law, children and sex. Part II of a message to wives by Pastor Chuck Brooks, GraceWay Church Baltimore, Maryland

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• Worldly persecution: “…have your
conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that
when they speak against you as
evildoers, they may, by your good works
which they observe, glorify God in the day
of visitation.” (1:11-12)

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Government oppression: “…submit
yourselves to every ordinance of man for the
Lord's sake, whether to the king as supreme,
or to governors, as to those who are sent by
him for the punishment of evildoers and for
the praise of those who do good. For this is
the will of God, that by doing good you may
put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.”
(2:13-15)

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Employer harassment: “…be submissive
to your masters with all fear, not only to the
good and gentle, but also to the harsh. For
this is commendable, if because of
conscience toward God one endures
grief, suffering wrongfully.” (2:18-20)

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Bricks to build a firm
foundation that will withstand
the turbulent winds of
problems related to
miscommunication, money, m
others-in-law, children and
sex.

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The brick
called
“Behavior.”

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Under Roman law, the husband and
father had absolute authority over all
members of his household, including
his wife—the wife was considered
inferior and like property. But Jesus
Christ came and changed all of that.

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“Wives, likewise, be submissive to
your own husbands, that even if
some do not obey the
word, they, without a word, may be
won by the conduct of their wives…”
(1 Peter 3:1 NKJV)

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When a wife gets saved
before her husband, she
oftentimes gives in to the
temptation to be his
“savior” and makes it her
sole aim and mission to
convert him to Jesus.

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“Wives, likewise, be submissive to
your own husbands, that even if
some do not obey the
word, they, without a word, may be
won by the conduct of their
wives…when they observe your
chaste conduct accompanied by
fear.” (1 Peter 3:1 NKJV)

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The brick
called
“Appearance.”

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Do not let your adornment be merely
outward; arranging the hair, wearing
gold, or putting on fine apparel;
(1 Peter 3:3 NKJV)

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Is the Bible forbidding our sisters
from wearing jewelry or dressing
up? No, it is warning against
going overboard, patching up and
glossing over the external while
neglecting the internal.

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Some women appear
to have gone from one
extreme to the other.
They work on the inner
person and neglect the
external.

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“Do not let your adornment be merely
outward; arranging the hair, wearing
gold, or putting on fine apparel; rather let
it be the hidden person of the heart, with
the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and
quiet spirit, which is very precious in the
sight of God.” (1 Peter 3:3-4 NKJV)

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“…rather let it be the hidden person of
the heart, with the incorruptible beauty
of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very
precious in the sight of God.”
(1 Peter 3:4 NKJV)

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The brick
called
“Attitude.”

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“…rather let it be the hidden person of
the heart, with the incorruptible beauty
of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very
precious in the sight of God.”
(1 Peter 3:4 NKJV)

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“Wives, likewise, be submissive to your
own husbands, that even if some do not
obey the word, they, without a word,
may be won by the conduct of their
wives…”
(1 Peter 3:2-3 NKJV)

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Precious in the sight of God
“Faith”
1 Peter 1:7
“Blood of
Jesus”
1 Peter 1:19
“Gentle and
quiet spirit”
1 Peter 3:4

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“Strength and dignity
are her clothing, And
she smiles at the
future.”
(Proverbs 31:25)

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“Take My yoke on
you and learn of
Me, for I am meek
and lowly in
heart, and you shall
find rest to your
souls.”
(Matthew 11:29)

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The brick
called
“Response.”

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Greek Scholar Kenneth Wuest lets us
know that the word “obeyed” in the
Greek is in the constative aorist which
speaks of an action going on over a
long period of time, looking at the
action from one single panoramic view.

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The whole theme or pattern of
Sarah’s life was one that
demonstrated a submissive
spirit to her husband.
Again, Peter is stressing the
attitude of the wife towards
her husband.

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God is with the Christian wife who
wants a strong marriage and wants
to do the Lord’s will. Do the Lord’s
will and utilize His building
materials—the bricks of
Behavior, Appearance, Attitude and
Response.