One of the tougher sections of Peter's letter the fledgling Christian church is found in the verses we explore today. We have to come to the text with humility and a desire to understand and obey. God wants to transform society by transforming individuals, while we we in the West often want to transform individuals by transforming society. This is messier, harder, certainly more painful but ultimately the path that leads to life (even when the path leads through death first). There is no resurrection without death...
