Because the early Christians were accused falsely of all sorts of outrageous behavior, Peter urged his readers in I Peter 2:11-25 to be especially careful to live such honorable lives that even their enemies would end up glorifying God. This calling was especially difficult, because they often found themselves in unfair situations that they were powerless to change, in which they suffered unjustly. Amazingly, God called them and calls us to endure unjust suffering and gave us the highest motivation for doing so: Christ already endured unjust suffering for us.
Probably the most difficult of Jesus' commands is for his disciples to love our enemies, following what he already did for his enemies to...
Instructions to slaves and masters orient all Christians toward commitment and service to the Lord Jesus.
Paul’s constant prayer for believers was that God would give us his Spirit so that we can know the hope, riches, and power he...
