Submission to Our Masters

Peter follows up the command for us to obey government authorities with this command: Servants, obey your masters. Considering the Greek words that he chose, it is clear that this command applies to modern-day employee/employer relationships. And it is very clear that it does not matter what the character of our corporate authority is, Peter says to submit to both good and bad masters. In citing the reason for these commands, Peter says that is "acceptable to God" if we suffer under corrupt authorities even when we are doing the right thing. In fact, he says that this is what we are called to as believers. Even as Christ suffered unjustly under corrupt authority figures, so we must also bear up patiently under unwarranted persecution against us. In so doing, the grace of God is manifest in our lives as His children.