Suffering for Righteousness Sake, 1 Pet 3:17 - 22

Summary

The sermon emphasizes that suffering for doing good is preferable to suffering for doing evil, highlighting Christ as the ultimate example of righteous suffering. It explains that believers do not choose whether to suffer, but they can choose to suffer for righteousness. The sermon also discusses the significance of baptism as a symbol of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, and as an expression of a good conscience toward God. Finally, it affirms Christ's victorious reign and the ultimate defeat of death as the last enemy.