“Affliction doesn’t feel momentary, and it doesn’t feel light.”
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I encourage you to look at the passage in 1 Peter before you read this Blog entry. What do you see in the text yourself? What questions come to your mind? How would you interpret what the writer says? After even a few minutes examining and thinking about the text you will be much better prepared to evaluate the comments in the Blog.
This week’s discussion looked back at the entire first chapter of 1 Peter. After several discussions, sometimes separated by several weeks, it seemed appropriate to put the details of those discussions together. We are reading a letter. Particular ideas need to be understood in the overall flow of the writer’s themes. Studies of shorter passages benefit from occasional reminders of the broader context. Continue reading