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1 Peter 3:18
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For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
About 1 Peter 3:18
Few verses address Just War: A Biblical Ethic of Armed Conflict as directly as 1 Peter 3:18. This New Testament passage from the epistle of 1 Peter has become a cornerstone of biblical teaching on the subject, treasured for its precision and pastoral warmth.
Related Verses
- Leviticus 19:36
“Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.”
- 1 John 1:9
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
- Ezekiel 45:10
“Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.”
- Deuteronomy 25:15
“But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
- Isaiah 26:7
“The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.”
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How to Apply 1 Peter 3:18
Pray through 1 Peter 3:18 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of Just War: A Biblical Ethic of Armed Conflict. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.