1 Peter 4 Study Notes
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4:10 The gift that each one has received refers to a spiritual gift. Spiritual gifts are divine endowments that God entrusts to believers as stewards.
4:11 Christians should manage and use their spiritual gifts to God’s glory, just as God intends.
4:12-19 Believers are to rejoice in the test that suffering brings for being members of God’s household. Suffering for Christ in this world characterizes believers as strangers, with heaven as their future place of eternal residence.
4:15-16 Peter encouraged his readers to live in such a way that their sufferings were caused by their devotion to Christ and not by any evil acts; they would glorify God by doing so.
4:17 If even believers in Christ will be judged, then what terrible punishment must surely await unbelievers, who pay no heed to the gospel of Christ?
4:18 Because Christians suffer (v. 16) and will be judged (v. 17), they live out their salvation with difficulty (cp. Pr 11:31).
4:19 By suffering according to God’s will and doing what is good, believers can trust that God is faithful to keep his promises.