1 Peter 3:13-22 contains some of the most obscure verses in the Bible. It’s easy to miss the forest for the trees. The basic idea is that, having died for sins, the risen Christ has served notice to the kingdom of darkness ("angels, authorities...

What makes good days good—especially when you’re being slandered or mistreated, as many of Peter’s readers were? If we are to remain “harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble,” we must keep perspective. Though life is hard, we are...