Tuesday, November 4, 2014

God's Calling to Suffer

Peter is certainly not naive as we questioned yesterday.  After asking who would do you harm for doing good, he goes on to say that there are certain people who do harm to you, even when you do not deserve it.  But we believers do not need to fern these people.  If we are suffering unfairly, then we are fulfilling part of part of our calling.

Peter says "When you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil (1 Peter 3:16).

Note that he says it is God's will  that we suffer at times.