The Word to the World
We saw yesterday that honourable Christian living requires intentionality, which covers every area of life. Peter encouraged his readers to ensure that both their inner and outer lives honoured God (2:11–12). In what follows, he applies this truth to several spheres, beginning with intentionally honourable
The Christian faith is far more than a set of rituals reserved for two hours on a Sunday morning. Christianity is a living relationship with God that pervades all of life. It is, in other words, a faith that must intentionally influence every area of
Much attention has been given in recent years to addressing abuse scandals within the church. There was a time when Protestants mockingly considered abuse to be a peculiarly Catholic problem but, with recent high-profile scandals rocking evangelical churches, it has become apparent that this is
We have spent quite some time now digging into 1 Peter 1:13–24 and I want to take one last look (I promise!) at these verses before we move on. We have considered the ethical exhortations that Peter offers in these verses—holiness (vv. 14–16); fear of