Is it hard for the righteous to be saved? ~ Cross reference of 1 Peter 4:18 to Proverbs 11:31
Peter is encouraging the believers of Jesus that they need to stay strong as persecution will come because of their faith in Jesus. He tells the reader to be glad as they are suffering just as Jesus suffered. He says that if they endure to the end they will see the glory of Jesus. He says if you suffer because of murder, theft or meddling, you cannot count it as suffering for the "good news".[Wonder what kind of moral IQ these people had that he had to lay it out and explain this fact] Then Peter asserts that persecution will start with "god's household" [believers of Jesus] and then says if we are going to be persecuted [I think he means by non-believers] then imagine how bad the outcome will be for people who do not believe in the "gospel message" [I think he means G-d will punish the people who do not believe in Jesus] Kind of sad that Peter misquotes the passage. Check the actual verse that NIV has for Proverbs 11:31. Let us see if Solomon said tha...