A Living Hope for Marriage (1 Peter 3: 1-7)

Simon Elliott
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Peter shows that Christian marriage is a beautiful relationship between a man and woman who love each other and put their hope in God. The mutual respect assumed here was unprecedented in the ancient world and shows how the gospel gives value to all of us.


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Questions:

  • What did you learn about God’s perspective on marriage?
  • “Submission” is a world with a bad reputation and unhelpful connotations in our culture – how can we understand it biblically?
  • What might living hope look like in a marriage?
  • How can your small group encourage and strengthen the marriages in it and the singles?
  • How would you explain a Christian view of marriage to someone who isn’t a Christian?