Feasting on the Word Bible Study 

February 26 - 9:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary 

1 Peter 3:18-22 

18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, 19in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, 20who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. 21And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

Questions:

 

1. Verse 18 puts forth a theory of atonement, explain it.

2. What do you believe about baptism? How does this passage confirm or challenge your belief? 

3. Does verses 19-20a say anything about universal salvation (the belief that all people are saved re-gardless of faith in Christ)?