Christians should expect persecution; rejoice when persecuted; be persecuted for the right reasons and maintain an eternal persepctive.

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Spiritual maturity is the result of grasping your identity in Christ and pursuing that heavenly reality.

When we are born again to a living hope, we are a new creation in Christ. Our old self is gone, replaced by a new heart that pursues the will of God. As such, we are called to arm ourselves with the mind of Christ when we suffer.

This passage contains several statements that can be challenging to understand. But woven through each portion is the glorious gospel of Jesus' ministry of humiliation and exaltation.

How can we be prepared to defend God's truth?

The apostle Peter urges the church, the family of God, to have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.

The Lord provides refuge and delivers His people from persecution just as he delivered King David from his fears and foolish behavior before Abimelech in First Samuel 21.

What are harmful supplements that hinder us from clinging to the head and growing in Christ? Paul warns the Colossians with three things to avoid so that we may grow in our Christian walk.

Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life