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.
As Paul headed towards Jerusalem, he took with him fruit from his ministry among the nations.
The personal letter Paul wrote to Philemon contains a beautiful picture of redemption through the work of Christ.
In a boat journey across the lake, Jesus showed himself to be an exhausted human and almighty God.
