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 demons revealed that their only purpose is to destroy, while Jesus demonstrated his power to heal and restore.
The loss of the Ark from Israel anticipated the way of approaching God through Christ and also warns against faith that is merely outward...
Because God had fulfilled one of his promises to Abraham by making his descendants a great nation, the next announcement of the Covenant of...