The Apostle Peter’s first letter was written to believers
in what is now Asia Minor, or Turkey. We don’t precisely know what they were
experiencing, but the sense is that they were suffering persecution for their
faith. Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ran the full gamut—from
mild, to torture and death. Most persecutions tended to be regional or local,
like the one Peter is referring to.
No matter how mild or severe, what
persecutions did then, and what they do today, is to disconnect Christians from
the familiar environment and culture they live in.
To continue reading, please see my Daily Reflection
today at The
High Calling.
Photograph
by Ken Kistler via Public
Domain Pictures. Used with permission.
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