Reports of a "Quiet Revival" have been exciting Christians in recent weeks, yet for the foreseeable future we will continue to feel the deep relevance of 1 Peter to the contemporary church: we are “exiles” in this world (1 Peter 1:1).
As with many of our brothers and sisters across the world, we are a minority in a culture that is suspicious of our faith and all too ready to speak maliciously against the church (1 Peter 3:16, 4:4). Do you feel this yourself?
Do other Christians in your church fellowship struggle with the perception that being a follower of Jesus puts them on the margins?
Learning to embrace our 'nothingness'
I am nothing by myself. That’s not a very cheery opener, is it?I wonder if you sometimes feel like …