1 Peter 3:5–6 (ESV) — 5 For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used
to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children,
if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.
NOTE: The last part
of this passage seems out of place or at least, unusual. 'Do not fear anything
that is frightening' does not make sense, since by definition, fearing when
frighten seems normal. In context, it could be referring to the idea of being subject
to the husband, that is a frightening prospect. God is telling the woman not to
fear, that he will take care of her--God has her best interests at heart. We
all have different fears and so the challenge to women is not so different from
the challenge to men. Men's fears are about providing for the family, finding a
job, keeping a job, meeting expectations of a boss, and so on. Men fear people
too. God wants us to trust him, to do the right thing and to trust him for the
rest. It is difficult, but it is part of our witness and our life here on earth
(of which we are strangers and foreigners).
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