The New Testament is full of echoes of important Old Testament texts, but 1 Peter 2:2-10 packs a number of these colorful and evocative allusions into a particularly dense set of verses. After commanding the reader to long for the pure spiritual milk, Peter proceeds...
Jesus' death does two things: it redeems us from sin and it provides an example for how we are to suffer for doing good. When Christians follow this path the world around them gets a chance to see what Jesus really looks like – the God who willingly suffers...
The key to understanding the Bible is recognizing the genre: it’s not primarily a book of rules, it’s not primarily a book of inspiration, it’s not even primarily a book of religious belief – it’s primarily a story, narrative. And the Bible claims to be the...
Peter exhorts us as exiles to remember that the blood of Christ on the cross has delivered us from futile ways. Instead we have a full and hopeful life, even when we struggle, since Christ rose from the dead. Having been purified by grace through faith, we are called...
There are times when we are overwhelmed and wonder how we will move forward. The disciples felt this way immediately after Jesus' death. However, His resurrection opened their eyes to see that nothing, not even death, can destroy the hope Jesus gives. They were...
