With the long history of racial tensions in our country and in the world, the church must zealously face its call to justice and its mission to proclaim justice to all the nations, lest God’s named be blasphemed by outsiders.

Suffering like and for Christ actually produces joy because of, 1) our exceedingly joyful future; 2) our Spirit’s blessed presence; and 3) God’s final judgment and justice.

We must set our sights on suffering for love’s sake, as Christ did, because suffering is the only path to glory.

It’s a new day with many new challenges, both individually and especially as Christ’s church, but as members of the new covenant community with God’s Law written on our hearts, we’re truly free to meet those challenges.

Submission, even to unjust treatment, is fundamental to true holiness which follows Christ’s example of suffering and proclaims God’s eternal glory.

Those who have truly been born again must love one another fervently and increasingly as the true people of God, as a kingdom of priests, so that they might show forth His praises in word and deed.

The hope we have in Christ impels us to be holy in all our conduct as we face God’s impartial judgment and understand our hope-based redemption.

Wes Pastor continues our "Hope Does Good" series with another live fireside chat. Discover how you can experience true and lasting joy in the midst of even the most difficult circumstances.

As those who have been chosen to life, believers must be about the business of holy living even when suffering so that our good works will cause others to glorify our Father who is in heaven.