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 Jonah 4, we find the most successful preacher of his day angry enough to die after his greatest triumph, because God had done...
Through two visions, two visits, and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, Peter learned that Christ's work removed the barriers between Jews and...
In John 13:18-38, we pick up the conversation between Jesus and his disciples over dinner. After he had washed their feet, he announced that...