Continuing the call to live outstanding lives among unbelievers, Peter focused his attention on wives and husbands in I Peter 3:1-7. Although the specific instructions to wives and husbands sounded at first glance to be similar to traditional cultural norms, they were in fact radically Christian in their placing both wives and husbands under God’s authority and motivating both by the love of Christ.
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.
1 Samuel ends on a sad but hopeful note with Saul killed and David waiting in the wings, but even David and the rest...
When our life is off center, the result is dissatisfaction. In Haggai 1:1-11, God calls us to center our lives on him.
