EXPANDED OUTLINE OF 1 PETER Gary Glenney
I. INTRODUCTION: Chapter 1, verse # 1-2b
A. Author 1a
B. Recipient s 1b
1. Scattered 1b
2. Elected 1c-2a
C. Salvation 2b
1. Grace be multiplied
2. Peace be multiplied
II. GOD’S GRACE PROVISIONS: 3-12b
A. Regeneration 3a
B. Resurrection 3b
C. Inheritance 4a
D. Eternal security 5a
E. Eternal blessing 5b, 6a
F. Testing of your faith 6b, 7a
G. Eternal rewards 7b
H. Salvation 8-12
1. Appropriated by faith 8-9
2. Prophesied grace plan 10
3. Predicted sufferings of Christ 11a
4. Predicted glories to follow 11b
5. Announced as the Gospel 12a
6. Examined by angels 12b
III.BELIEVER’S GRACE IMPERATIVES: 13-17
A. Prepare your minds for action 13a
B. Keep spiritually self-controlled 13b
C. Hope completely on the grace to come 13c
D. Do not be conformed to your former lusts 14
E. Become holy in all your behavior 15-16
F. Conduct yourselves in reverence 17
IV.GOD’S GRACE PERSON: 18-21b
A. Redeemed you with His precious blood 18-19
B. Existed before the foundation of the world 20a
C. Appeared for your sake 20b
D. Was raised from the dead 21a
E. Was glorified 21b
V. THE RESULTS OF GOD’S REDEMPTION: 21c
A. Your faith is in God
B. Your hope is in God
EXPANDED OUTLINE OF 1 PETER Gary Glenney
C. Your souls are purified 22a
VI. THE RESULTS OF YOUR PURIFICATION: 22b-22c
A. Rapport love of the brethren 22b
B. Unconditional love of one another 22c
VII.THE IMPERISHABLE WORD OF GOD: 23-25
A. The imperishable seed 23a
B. The living and abiding word of God 23b
1. Is not like the glory of all flesh which dies 24
2. Abides forever 25a
3. Was preached to you 25b
VIII. THE CHRISTIAN WAY OF LIFE: Chapter 2, verse # 1-25
A Spiritual growth 1-5
1. Put away sins 1
2. Desire the pure milk of the word 2
3. Being built up as a spiritual house 3-5
B. Basis for spiritual growth 6-8
C. Glorification of God 9-10
D. Believer responsibility 11-18
1. Abstain from fleshly lusts 11
2. Keep your behavior excellent 12
3. Submit to human institutions 13-15
4. Exercise freedom but not to cover evil 16
5. Honor all men 17a
6. Love the brotherhood 17b
7. Fear God 17c
8. Honor the king 17d
9. Servants, be submissive to your masters 18
E. Believer suffering 19-25
1. Just suffering for sin 20a
2. Unjust suffering 19-25
a. Patient endurance finds God’s grace 20b
b. God called us for this purpose 21a
c. Christ is our example 21b-24
1. He committed no sin 22a
2. He had no deceit in His mouth 22b
3. He did not revile in return 23a
4. He uttered no threats 23b
5. He entrusted himself to His Father 23c
6. He bore our sins in His body 24
d. Christ is the Shepherd and Guardian of our souls 25