In I Peter 4:1-19, Peter continued the call for us to follow Christ by living exemplary lives according to God’s will. Above all, we are to love each other earnestly, knowing that love functions in the church to cover a multitude of sins.
Saul’s two acts of foolishness contrasted with his son’s two acts of faith, and they changed the course of history.
Prayer is the element that activates all the other pieces of the armor of God.
Our little work of accepting each other in the church is part of the big work God is doing in the world.