1 Peter 31316 Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good But even if you should suffer for righteousness sake you will be blessedHave no fear of them nor be troubled but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy always being prepared to make a defense to ID: 500709
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1 Peter 3.13-16
Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be
blessed.Have
no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you
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1 Peter 3.13-16
yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.Slide4
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1 Peter 3.13-16
Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed
. Have
no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts
honor Christ the Lord
as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you
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1 Peter 3.13-16
yet do it with
gentleness
and
respect
, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.Slide9
1 John 2.3
And by this we know that we have come to know him,
if we keep his commandments
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John 13.35
“By
this all people will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love
for one another.”Slide11
Athenagoras
What, then, are those teachings in which we are brought up? "I say unto you, Love your enemies; bless them that curse you; pray for them that persecute you; that ye may be the sons of your Father who is in heaven, who causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust." Slide12
Athenagoras
…Who
of
[
other religions
] have
so purged their souls as, instead of hating their enemies, to love them; and, instead of speaking ill of those who have reviled
them…
to bless them; and to pray for those who plot against their lives? Slide13
Athenagoras
…But
among us you will find uneducated persons, and artisans, and old women, who, if they are
unable in words
to prove the benefit of our doctrine, yet
by their deeds
exhibit the benefit arising from their persuasion of its truth: they do not rehearse speeches, but exhibit good works; when struck, they do not strike again; when robbed, they do not go to law; they give to those that ask of them, and love their
neighbors
as themselves. Slide14
1 Peter 3.13-16
yet do it with
gentleness
and
respect
, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.Slide15
Defending the Bible