Christians in Western societies today are often dismayed by the immorality and corruption that surrounds them. In this way, we are much closer to the experience of the early church than generations of Christians before us who lived in nominal Christian societies marked by outward morality.
In chapter four of his letter to the early church scattered among Asia Minor, Peter tells these Christians how they should live in a pagan society. His words should be especially relevant to us as we navigate Pride month, crooked politicians, the normalization of sex outside of marriage, overwhelming greed, and the deep wounds that sin leaves behind even in our own lives. “How should we then live?”
This spring, we begin a new sermon series through the letters of the Apostle Peter. 1st and 2nd Peter were written to Christians who were navigating their new identity as people of God while still living and working in the world.
