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.
After God confirmed his covenant with Israel, and Israel broke it, God graciously renewed it again.
Things had not worked out in life as she had hoped. After five broken marriages, she found herself in another uncertain relationship with a...
The conclusion to the first half of Ephesians is a prayer for believers to have strength to know Christ’s love.