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NASB | 1 Peter 2:1 Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 2:1 So put aside every trace of malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander and hateful speech; |
Bible Question: My husband is drinking alot, and recently got vilent.I have concidered leaving, been praying about it. God spoke to me recently through my preacher,words were (DON'T RUN,DON'T WALK AWAY) I took this to mean don't leave, a few days later, he came very close to hitting me. Did God mean don't leave my husband or was he talking about something else. I need to know, cause if he does hit me I've made up my mind to leave. |
Bible Answer: Princess in training, Have you actually spoken with your pastor about this? I can't help but wonder if what you mean was that your pastor was preaching a sermon, and just those specific words jumped out at you while your poor pastor was not even talking about marriage. If that is not the case than forgive me, but if that is the case then please do not take his words as advice to your situation but rather speak to him about it. Second, whenever we speak about what God wills, we might speak of it in two senses. First, we can speak of God's secret will. When we speak of this we speak of his big plan of events which He in his providence will unavoidably will to happen and bring about. God does not reveal this will to us other than in special instances of which we have examples in scripture. The second way we speak of His will is his permissive will. This is what God has told us that he wants us to do. These are His commands, His prohibitions, and instructions. Now, the reason I tell you all this. If you are asking if God's hidden will is that in time you will be seperated from your husband then we can not know. It is hidden after all. So all we can choose to act on is God's permissive will. What has He in fact told us that we ought to do. And with regards to marriage He has given us clear instructions. "But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband" 1 Cor 7:10 So while we can not speak as to what God will bring about in the fullness of time, we can clearly say that God instructs wives to not leave their husbands. One terrible thing is when we use our speculations on God's hidden will to give us excuse to disobey his permissive will. That is nothing short of our wicked hearts rationalizing our rebellion. Now, on the flip side I've left you so far with no comfort and edification. I would encourage you to study very very closely 1 Peter chapter 2, verses 18 through end of chapter, as well as the first several verses in chapter 3. If I had to pick one passage to offer to wives suffering due to lousy husbands this passage would be it. As you study it notice a few things. 1. God calls us to submit to proper authorities even when those authorities are lousy. 2. God both notices, approves of, and takes great joy to see one of His children who so loves God that they are willing to suffer here and now for the sake of obedience to Him. 3. In the first few verses of chapter three we see that your quiet and respectful submission is a God approved means of causing the gospel to be powerful in the conversion of your husband. 4. In willing and submissivly suffering in this way, resulting in the conversion of your husband, you are following in the steps of our Lord Jesus himself who also willing and submissively suffered unjustly at the hands of the wicked for the sake of bringing eternal salvation to wicked men. May God strengthen and lift you up with such an eternal perspective and a love for Jesus Christ that you are willing to suffer now for the sake of eternal things. Do speak to your pastor. In Christ, Beja |