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 opposite results of David’s and Saul’s desperate measures hold lessons about how to live in the world while not being of the world.
Because God sent his Son for the salvation of the nations, the church sends its sons and daughters to take the message of his...
As Jesus finally approached Jerusalem, he admonished the leaders and affirmed his mission.
