Sermon extras from 1Peter 3:8-22

Posted 18 Sep, 2009

In response to the questions last night, Tony Payne’s article explaining his position on 1Peter 3 can be found on the Matthias Media website.

My personal translation of the key verses is:

For Christ also suffered, once for sins, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, in order that he might bring us to God, on the one hand being put to death in [the] flesh, on the other hand being made alive in [the] spirit, in which also to the spirits in prison he went and preached – to the formerly disobedient, while the patience of God waited. In the days of Noah, while the ark was being built – into which a few (that is eight souls) were saved through water – which also [as] an antitype now saves you: baptism – not of the flesh (the removal of dirt) but the pledge of a good conscience to God through the resurrection of Jesus, who is at the right [hand] of God, proceeded to heaven, angels and authorities and powers being put in subjection to him.