Text: 1 Peter 4
Hymn: 672, Jerusalem the Golden
Kretzmann Commentary: 1 Peter 4
Bonus bumper: Fauré, Requiem, “Libera Me”
It is not martyrdom or witnessing to just suffer, whether metaphorically or literally. It is important to suffer as a Christian, for the sake of Christ, rather than just suffer the consequences of doing evil. Let that person glorify God’s in his actions, rather than just drawing attention to himself.
Whether martyr or someone who received a long life from God, the Christian then enters into the new Jerusalem, the Golden, where there is no more night and no more weeping, for they have passed away. Thank you to Cantor Mark Peters and Kathryn Peters for bringing this out.
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