Take heed. Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.1 Peter 4:12Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.2 Timothy 3:12 … [Read more...]
On The Chosen Exiles
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Just as the word describing Peter---"apostle"---has no article in First Peter 1:1, the article is also missing in Peter's reference to those who received that epistle. They are, literally, "chosen exiles of the Diaspora." The absence of the article, here too, makes … [Read more...]
Christ: The Fulfillment Of All Old Testament Sacrifices
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon In First Peter the sufferings and death of Jesus serve to bolster a pervasive exhortation to Christian patience, service, and longsuffering, following the example given in the Lord's Passion. This moral preoccupation with patience in affliction reflects the hostile … [Read more...]
