1 Peter 5:1-4.
“Salvation, Submission, Suffering.” A Study Through the First Epistle of Peter.
Peter has discussed what the coming judgment day means for believers and unbelievers. He has shown us, his readers, that doing good and committing our lives to our faithful Creator is how we can faithfully endure suffering. With all of that in mind, Peter makes a transition into the subject of the faithfulness of pastors, especially since teachers of the Word of God will be under a stricter judgment for their responsibility for God’s people.
But rather than talking about God's judgment of teachers, Peter talks about how pastors are to shepherd God’s flock. Pastors are not to domineer over their people, nor are they to take the leadership position as an opportunity for selfish gain and exploitation. They are not to see it as a cumbersome, unwanted burden to bear as though it were nothing more than an obligation. Pastors are to shepherd the flock of God with full and complete eagerness, knowing that, when Christ returns, they each will receive a crown of victory only to cast that very crown before the throne of the Good Shepherd and Almighty God.
Pastor Matt Thornton, Speaker.
Archive Date: 02/14/21
