resurrection of Jesus. If that event of immense effect is intended to bring order and peace back to the chaos of all things (1:15–20), then we must understand that this same Christ and this same work of Christ brings order and peace to the family: your family and mine. Before we concentrate on the specific details of these four verses, notice their general shape. The brevity is immediately striking. I do not know that I would like to be asked to say something significant about the Christian family
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