Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

One of the things Jesus told us was that in this world we would have trouble. All too often we believe the opposite. But our hope is in Christ. He overcame the world. In 1 Peter 4:1-3 we read, "Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry."

• Do we choose Christ or does Christ choose us?
• How does God know us from before the beginning?

Categories: Salvation Money/Giving Theology