Life Group Questions – 2/26
Different – A Study through 1 Peter
Read: 1 Peter 3:1-7
In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, even if some disobey the word, they may be won over without a word by the way their wives live 2 when they observe your pure, reverent lives. 3 Don’t let your beauty consist of outward things like elaborate hairstyles and wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes, 4 but rather what is inside the heart[a]—the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5 For in the past, the holy women who put their hope in God also adorned themselves in this way, submitting to their own husbands, 6 just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her children when you do what is good and do not fear any intimidation.
7 Husbands, in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker partner, showing them honor as co heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
Transformation Questions:
- How does God reveal himself and provide stability through the institution of marriage?
- How is it that men and women are equal even though they have different roles?
- What does submission in marriage look like?
- How can women be sure to be defined by their hearts instead of what they wear?
- In what ways can wives be like Sarah to their husbands?
- How can husbands seek to understand and serve their wives?
- What does Peter mean when he says that women are the “weaker vessel?”
- What is the implication of a husband’s prayers being hindered in verse 7?
- How can marriage be a picture of the gospel?