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.
Paul’s time in Athens provides an example of how to present Jesus and the resurrection to a cultured non-Christian audience.
In James 1:9-18, the author continues to urge us to have a biblical perspective on the difficult and the good things in life, including...
In response to Moses’ prayers, God promised to go up with his rebellious people after all, showing grace even to them as he does...