The Summation of All Things in Christ

Studies in Ephesians with a Local Church Emphasis

Lesson 79 : Excursus – Preaching to the Spirits in Prison  (1 Pet 3:13-18)

How Peter’s passage relates to our Ephesians 4 passage  –  The format of the passage  –  Context: Christ is our example in suffering  –  Even right living may not prevent persecution  –  Quoting from Isaiah 8:12,13  –  Righteousness condemns the world  –  The Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ  –  The Christian response to suffering  –  ‘Sanctify the Lord’  –  Giving a defense for our beliefs  –  Confidence based on Christ’s victory over evil  –  ‘If it is the will of God’  –  Christ suffering, the Just for the unjust