Even though holiness causes suffering, all will be made right on Judgement Day. And even if we die looking like fools, God’s verdict on Judgement Day will be the only opinion that really matters, forever.
Our hope in Christ causes a clean break with our sinful past. This makes us stick out, and we'll get asked for a reason for the hope that’s in us. How will we answer?
According to Peter, being treated poorly for the sake of Jesus is not the full picture that proves who we really are. It’s how we respond to that treatment that proves who we really are.