Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. - 1 Peter 2v18
We seem to have somehow adopted the idea that the world and all those in authority over us should change their points of view to accept us for who were are. We now seem to think that our lives and our stand for Christ are going to be accepted even if our faith makes them uncomfortable. We seem to think that we have some mysterious right to acceptance.
This passage is a difficult one to read and I feel like I must be missing something, but there it is – pretty clearly stated. Servants are to submit to their masters, even if they are harsh masters. That seems like a ‘roll over and play dead’ attitude. From the context it obvious that we are not to bring trouble on ourselves, but if we suffer because of our walk with the Lord it is a good thing.
Even then the principle of submission is laid out before us. Submit, even to a cruel master.
I am going to have to give this one some more consideration.
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