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.
God’s creation shows forth his majesty and the majesty of humanity and of the Son of Man.
In a series of verbal skirmishes with religious leaders, Jesus showed who we are and how we should live as the image of God...
We need to look again at the familiar story of Jesus’ birth to see the many connections with past promises and their coming fulfillment.
