1 Peter 2:18-20
18 “Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are harsh. 19 For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person endures grief when suffering unjustly.20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.”
Be subject to your masters: Peter is not asking believers to lead political revolutions. Instead, he is teaching Christians the importance of resting in their identity in the midst of whatever governmental context exists. The Gospel is trans-circumstantial meaning it applies in every context, but it does not guarantee a change in circumstance.
Do what is right: Suffering for doing what is right and for the sake of the Gospel is different than suffering as a result of sin. There are negative consequences when we sin. However, believers are inherently opposed to the ways of the world. As we live as lights we will suffer because who we are is in direct contradiction to the world system.
