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.
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits."
In the previous section, Paul asserted that no one can be right before God by observing the law but rather through faith in Christ. ...
In this section of Daniel, there is the clearest declaration in the Old Testament of the resurrection and eternal life.