Dr. Meisinger's infamous "Stop it!" message.
The subject developed in 1 Peter 2:11-3:12 is that believers should submit to various God-appointed authorities in their lives to witness effectively to unbelievers.
Why does Peter make an issue out of submission? Don’t we have liberty in Christ? Has not the Lord freed us from the Law? Yes, He has. Nevertheless, our exercise of liberty is neither an absolute nor our highest calling. The world needs to see us reflect God’s grace and that high calling sometimes requires the suspension of our liberty for their sakes. The only place unbelievers will see “grace in action” and thus be drawn to the Lord is in our appropriate submissive conduct. God uses His people as reflectors of His grace, but we have to prepare ourselves to live accordingly. ...
The Chafer Theological Seminary update slides are available on the notes link below.