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.
Paul began his letter to the Romans by explaining the gospel of God and its purpose to bring about the obedience of faith among...
After the Lord rejected Saul as king, he chose a man with a heart oriented toward the Lord.
God used the sinful actions of humans to fulfill his will to provide the innocent one to take the place of the guilty.
