I Peter 4:4 - In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil (of you).

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• I Peter 44 - In regard to these, they think it
  strange that you do not run with them in the same
  flood of dissipation, speaking evil (of you).
• In regard to what?
• Should we care what they think?
• strange not something odd but foreign in nature
  
• Do we expect those of the world system to
  understand?
• Do we care what they think?
• Describe flood of dissipation in which we are not
  to run.
• flood indicates excess or profusion a sink
  stagnant water remaining after an inundation
  (only NT use)
• Two Greek words
• asotia dissolute
• anachusis overflowing or pouring out
• Alford a state of moral degradation or
  spiritual dejection into which one sinks or from
  which one cannot free one's self.

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• of riot or living wastefully, i.e. Luke 1513
  (prodigal son)
• run means to keep in company with, as in a troop
• What kind of speaking evil (of you, us) is this?
• To speak reproachfully, rail at, revile,
  blaspheme
• 1 Cor 412,13 - And we labor, working with our
  own hands. Being reviled, we bless being
  persecuted, we endure being defamed, we entreat.
  We have been made as the filth of the world, the
  off scouring of all things until now.
• I Peter 45 - They will give an account to Him
  who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
• Notice the verb tenses here
• will give future, active, indicative (one day
  whenever)
• Him who is present, active (always ready)
• to judge aorist, active (once, and at any time)
• How will they give an account or plead their case
  to Him who is ready?

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• And notice He is ready!
• Luke 1240 - Be ye therefore ready also for the
  Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
• give an account logos
• Here indicates an explanation
• And how will a gracious God respond?
• Why the living (zao) and the dead (nekros)?
• This relates to the time of His coming.
• the living alive, on earth
• 1 Tim 56 - But she who lives in pleasure is dead
  while she lives.
• the dead
• Mal 313-15 - Your words have been stout against
  me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we
  spoken so much against thee? Ye have said, It is
  vain to serve God and what profit is it that we
  have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked
  mournfully before the Lord of hosts?
• Jude 115 - To execute judgment upon all, and to
  convince all that are ungodly among them of all
  their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly
  committed, and of all their hard speeches which
  ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
• John 525-29

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• I Peter 46 - For this reason the gospel was
  preached also to those who are dead, that they
  might be judged according to men in the flesh,
  but live according to God in the spirit.
• For what reason?
• the gospel was preached also to those who are
  dead whats that all about?
• was preached aorist passive indicative
• When persecution in the name of the Lord Jesus
  Christ was expected.
• dead physically or spiritually a great debate
  exists here?
• Physically is best (see v.5) and the verb
  interpreted as once preached
• A second chance?
• Heb 927 - And as it is appointed for men to die
  once, but after this the judgment,
• that they might be judged according to men in the
  flesh, but live according to God in the spirit

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• might be judged aorist, passive, subjunctive
• Judgment of believers by unbelievers or of
  unbelievers by God another controversy?
• By the Gentiles who walked in lewdness, lusts,
  drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and
  abominable idolatries (v.3) persecution
• Wuest These Christians were judged with
  respect to the flesh, that is, with respect to
  their earthly existence in the body.
• 1 Pet 414 - If you are reproached for the name
  of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of
  glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He
  is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified
• 1 Cor 1132 - But when we are judged, we are
  chastened by the Lord, that we may not be
  condemned with the world.
• live present, active, subjunctive
• On earth or in heaven another debated topic?
• 1 Pet 417 - For the time has come for judgment
  to begin at the house of God and if it begins
  with us first, what will be the end of those who
  do not obey the gospel of God?
• John 658 - This is the bread which came down
  from heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna,
  and are dead. He who eats this bread lives
  forever
• Either way you win!

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