Although the original readers of Peter’s letter were experiencing relatively mild opposition from their neighbors, in I Peter 3:8-22, he wanted to prepare them for worse persecution to come and the unfair suffering they would have to endure. As in all the letter, God calls on us both to preach and to practice what we preach, no matter how others might be treating us. In fact, when we endure unfair suffering as Christians, we receive special blessings and opportunities to demonstrate our faith.
The vision that John saw in Revelation 4-5 concludes the opening section and prepares for the rest of the book. After reading about the...
When it looked like God had forgotten his people, he remembered his covenant promises.
If someone hears a message but does not act upon it, sometimes we say that “it went in one ear and out the other.”...