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.
In the third dispute, found in Malachi 2:10-16, God accused his people of being faithless to his covenant with them by being faithless to...
If we are going to learn wisdom, we need to start with the fear of the LORD, which is the beginning of wisdom and...
Since the early days of the church, people have tried to deny the Incarnation and still call themselves Christians. The little letter of 2...
