Sermon Text
1 Peter 3:8-18
Speaker
Rev Dr Jeffrey Khoo
Message 5 was titled “Be Prepared To Suffer” (1 Peter 3:8-18) and focuses on how we ought to reflect Our Christian nature within by not repaying evil for evil by with good. This high standard of Christian living is challenging and is not possible without the Holy Spirit within us.
An example illustrating this was from Daniel 3:16-18 where we read of a measured and controlled response to adversity faced by 3 saints: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, Daniel’s 3 friends. They refused to bow to King Nebuchadnezzar’s new idol as this would violate God’s laws. Despite the King’s harsh sentence to burn them in the furnace, the 3 saints respectfully entreated the King to explain their faith and accepted the King’s sentence.