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.
One of the most prominent themes in James is human speech. While James mentioned the importance of controlling our tongues in James 1:19 and...
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.
Because humans were dead in our sins, the only possible solution was for God to make us alive because of his grace.