The apostle John is known as “the disciple that Jesus loved.” As we begin our final theme for the year on the Words of John, we look at the apostle’s eye-witness account of his three years with the Lord.
This text includes the statement, “you should follow in His steps.” The context is we should suffer as Jesus suffered. We know how He responded when mistreated, how should we respond?
The apostle Peter reminds his readers of the divine privilege of becoming and being a people for God’s own possession. What did that mean for them, and what does it mean for us?