Wednesday Evening Bible Study

Date:  June 10, 2026

Topic

Living For The Will Of God

Bible Study Scripture

4 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, ² so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. ³ For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. ⁴ With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; ⁵ but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. ⁶ For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.

⁷ The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. ⁸ Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. ⁹ Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. ¹⁰ As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: ¹¹ whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. ^[1]

Bible Study Questions

1. What does suffering in the flesh look like for you?
2. How have you prepared yourself to suffer in the flesh (1 Peter 4:1)?
3. How do you demonstrate Christ-likeness by suffering in the flesh?
4. How does suffering in the flesh demonstrate opposition to sinful living?
5. What is difference between living in the flesh for human passions vs. living in the flesh for the will of God (1 Peter 4:2)?
6. In the context of 1 Peter 4:3-6, who are the Gentiles?
7. How are you challenged when you interact and engage in social settings with “Gentiles?”
8. How are Gentiles (unbelievers) surprised by your life in Jesus Christ when you engage with them in social settings?
9. According to 1 Peter 4:3-6, who are the “dead? What does it mean to be “dead” vs. live in the Spirit.
10. What does it mean to be dead to sin, alive to God (Jesus Christ)?
11. Who is your example for living in the Spirit?
12. According to 1 Peter 4:6, why ought it matter or should be important to you for you to live for the will of God for the rest of your time in the flesh i.e. until Jesus comes back for you (us)?
13. How ought we view our holiness, love of one another in light of our mortality and return of Jesus Christ (1 Peter 4:7)?
14. What does it mean to be self-controlled and sober-minded?
15. What does it mean for us to love one another earnestly (1 Peter 4:8-11)? How does this play out in the life of a local congregation such as Baptist Church of All Nations?
16. According to 1 Peter 4:10-11, who enables believers and followers of Jesus Christ to serve? How and Why?

^[1] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2025), 1 Pe 4:1–11.