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.
Happy are those who have the kingdom of God, even if they lack much on earth, and the most pitiful are those who do...
In Jonah 3, we find that God did not give up on Jonah or on the people of Nineveh, which encourages us to believe...
In 2 Chronicles 20:1-23, King Jehoshaphat sought the LORD, who delivered his people from a powerful enemy. Their rescue anticipated a greater deliverance by...