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 imprecatory (cursing) psalms point to the triumph of God’s justice through judgment or salvation.
After the dismal failures of Israel during the time of the judges, the restoration began with the birth of a son to a barren...
Although the Kingdom of God started imperceptibly small, it will cover and fill the whole earth.
