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 conclusion of his case against humanity, Paul demonstrated that all are under sin, which is why all need the redemption that is...
Although the son of Elizabeth would be great, the son of Mary would be even greater!
These two psalms teach us to ask our soul why it is downcast and to answer it with the only hope in life and...
