Peter's premise is straightforward: the more you connect with the sufferings of Christ today, the more you will celebrate his coming tomorrow. If you partake of and share in Christ's…
The main appeal of the paragraph surrounding this verse is straightforward: “love one another earnestly from a pure heart” (22). This action is built, according to Peter, on the foundation…
According to Peter, everyone with a gift in the church has something to offer the others in the church. This is particularly impressive when you think of the original recipients…