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.
The feast was over. The water and light show has dazzled the crowds. Jesus had offered living water to quench our thirst and added...
Because they questioned and rejected Jesus’ authority, the chief priests were removed from their post and replaced by others from all the nations.
The tenth plague was the death of the firstborn of Egypt, which was also the salvation of the people of Israel.