Journey WitnessesSample

Peter designed and wrote this letter to Christians living in Rome and experiencing some intense persecution for believing in Jesus. Yet for Peter, it was the grace of God that would provide sufficient comfort in times of trouble. No matter what the Roman Empire could throw at them, the grace of God found only in Christ would be enough. Much of this letter is focused on the believers’ actions towards the rest of the world. In other words, how should people looking in from the outside see the grace of God manifested in the lives of God’s people? 

These verses help us to see that even in the midst of injustice or wrongdoing, believers in Christ ought to continue to persevere in the life God has called each of us to. Freedom is not necessarily freedom from the world’s prisons, but the freedom found in Christ. This freedom from the world, freedom from hatred, bitterness, or retribution, is a gift available and intended for every person. Therefore every person is deserving of dignity and respect, regardless of their treatment or actions toward us. That is the grace and love Christ showed toward us.