Peter Was A Crackpot

Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. 1 Peter 2:18

The old flesh of the worldly birth does not want to submit to anyone, but maybe it can make an exception for a master perceived as good and gentle. However, Peter, disciple and apostle of the Lord Jesus, goes a step further and calls for submission to harsh masters. Obviously the man was a total crackpot, his ministry went completely off the rails somewhere along the line. Ah yes, the whining and selfish opinion of the old flesh. Go back with me for just a bit to the empire of Rome, where much of the population lived in slavery, owned not in the social media sense but literally. This epistle would have been read to them and their reaction may well have cast Peter in a less than flattering light. Good news? Where is the good news in submitting to a harsh master? No doubt followed by those opinions of Peter's mental health and well being, probably stated in terms that make 'crackpot' look complementary and tame by comparison. None of that makes Peter's statement wrong in the Lord's sight.

I think that every person who has ever believed in Jesus, the Son of God, would need a great outpouring of the Spirit to be submissive to a harsh master.

Grace and peace to you in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Bucky