The Apostle Peter is showing us how to live as salt and light in a decaying culture. He does so by identifying three relationships which are to influence our culture for the Lord Jesus; our lives as public citizens, on our jobs, and in our marriages. We will begin looking at the last one – marriage – and the roles of wives and husbands in a salt and light marriage.

In our journey through 1 Peter, we now come to the Apostle is showing us the ultimate example of submission in the Lord Jesus. He serves as the model for our submission in all relationships.

In this sermon we continue to look at the three relationships where submission is called for – our public lives as citizens, our vocational lives in the workplace and home life, and our marriages. We will now move on to the second one – our lives in our callings at work and home. In our journey through 1 Peter, the Apostle is showing us how to live as salt and light in decaying culture.

In our journey through 1 Peter, the Apostle is showing us how to live as salt and light in decaying culture. And the first point of emphasis he makes is what describes the whole of the Christian life – submission. He will unfold three relationships where this submission is called for – our public lives as citizens, our vocational lives in the workplace, and our marriages in our homes. We will be in the first one – our public life as citizens.