Living as a Husband in Exile

Study Questions

1.  Why does Peter focus on husbands when his pattern has been to instruct individuals in subordinate relationships?

2. What does it mean for a husband to live with their wives “in an understanding way” ?

3. How are men’s wives “weaker vessels”?

4. What does it mean to show honor to the wife?

5. How is the Christian wife an “heir to the grace of life”?

6. What warning does Peter give to husbands who treat their wives poorly?

7. What does Peter’s warning teach us about our conduct and God’s willingness to hear our prayers and have fellowship with Him (see 3:9-12)?