Help for wives whose husbands don't believe.

What wives are to do, if their husbands don't obey the Word of God.

See 1st Peter 3:1-7


1Pet 3:1 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives,

1Pet 3:2 when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear.

1Pet 3:3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward--arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel--

1Pet 3:4  rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

1Pet 3:5  For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands,

1Pet 3: 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror.

Peter had been speaking to servants about how they were to relate to their masters, not only the good ones, but also the harsh ones. And, he told them two things. One, be submissive with all fear or respect. And two, be patient in suffering, even if you did not do anything wrong, still be patient. 

Peter picks up that same idea here in Chapter 3, but, now is applying it to christian wives, who were in a situation, where their husbands did not obey or believe the Word of God, and he instructed them, as to what they were to do in this matter. 

What's a wife to do in this situation? 

Be submissive. 

Have pure or chaste conduct.

Be respectful.

Adorn the hidden person of the heart. 

Trust in God. 

What else is Peter saying to them?

That the wive's Godly conduct, can be used by God to win their husbands over to the Lord. That is, without the wife saying anything, her Godly witness, can be a powerful instrument for change in their husbands lives. 

Peter is also ( not ) saying, don't worry about how you look, but rather it seems he is saying, don't just concentrate on, or depend on your outer looks. But, concentrate on who you are as a person, that inner person, adorn that person on the inside with Jesus Christ. 

We will pick this up tomorrow. But, thank God for what we have looked at today. And, if there are any wives who may be reading this today, may they find great encouragement in their lives, and may God work mightily in their marriages and in the lives of their husbands 

Application/Promises

1. This is God's way to win the husband

2. This let's God work through a yielded life.

3. Character is a powerful tool in God's hands.

4. God's way here is more powerful then talking. 

5. A woman's inner person can be changed

6. A gentle and quiet spirit are precious to God.