Homilist 1 Peter 3:13 And who is he that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good? I. ITS PROSPECTIVENESS. 1. A desire for future good. 2. An expectation of future good. II. ITS SOCIALITY. It has a community of — 1. Paramount interest. 2. Leading aims. III. ITS REASONABLENESS. 1. Our nature was made for goodness. 2. Christ came into the world to give us goodness. 3. God works to make us good. 4. The great struggle of our nature is to be good. IV. ITS REVERENCE. Genuine religion is modest, devout, meek. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?WEB: Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good? |
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