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1 Peter 5:1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed:<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Pastor Peter is about to give instruction to church leaders.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The word translated \u201celders<\/span>\u201d is presbuterous<\/span><\/em>, which literally means \u201colder ones, or those who have a long history of the Christian experience\u201d but is used by Peter and others to refer to those who have oversight responsibilities in the churches.<\/p>\n The words \u201cfellow elder<\/span>\u201d are translated from the Greek word sumpresbuteros<\/span><\/em>. This is made up of sun<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201ctogether with\u201d and presbuteros<\/span><\/em>, which we just looked at, meaning \u201can elder.\u201d Hence, this word means \u201can elder along with you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPartaker<\/span>\u201d is translated from koin\u014dnos<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cone who has something in common with others,\u201d or \u201cone who shares.\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Peter now changes the emphasis of his message to give some specific instruction for the leaders of the churches to which this letter is being circulated. He does not speak to three distinct orders of overseers such as \u201cbishops, priests, and deacons\u201d as some churches teach. Nor does he proclaim that he has preeminence among them as the leader of all the churches.<\/p>\n Instead, he says of himself that he also is an elder. This is significant in that as an apostle he could have claimed this special position in the church as a reason for admonishing the elders under him. If he felt that he had a superior position in the church universal, he surely would have used that position to strengthen his message to the other church leaders. Instead, he simply describes himself as a fellow elder. <\/span><\/p>\n The only two things that he claims as distinctive for himself are: he was a witness of Christ\u2019s sufferings, and he shares in the glory that is going to be revealed. Clearly, he was in the garden when Christ was seized, and he was present at His trials. And although there is no direct evidence in the Scripture that Peter was at the crucifixion, we can infer it from:<\/p>\n And all those known to Him stood at a distance; and the<\/span> women, those accompanying Him from Galilee, were<\/span> seeing these things.<\/span> (Luke 23:49<\/span><\/strong>)<\/p>\n There is some difference of opinion as to whether \u201ca partaker of the glory that shall be revealed\u201d refers to the fact that Peter was among the few present at the transfiguration of Christ (Matthew 17:1,2<\/span><\/strong> and Mark 9:2,3<\/span><\/strong>) or that he was going to share in the glory of Christ when He is to be revealed at the second coming. I hold to the second interpretation (though both are true), since Peter refers to the glory that \u201cwill be revealed.\u201d If he had been referring to the transfiguration, he would likely have said \u201cthat was revealed.\u201d Again, note that he is not claiming to have a higher office, but to have been a personal witness of Christ\u2019s suffering and to have a hope of sharing His glory. Clearly, Peter did not see himself as Pope, but as a fellow elder, one who shares a common expectation, and one who had witnessed the sufferings of Christ in person.<\/p>\n Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Are you a pastor or have you been a Christian for many years? If you answer yes to either of these, then you have a responsibility to others in the body of Christ. Pay close attention to the next few verses, and ask God to speak to you regarding your ministry to others.<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2009 Will Krause. 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