2009-09-25T09:46:03-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/strange/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%204:12-13&version=NIV 2009-09-25T09:46:03-05:00 In this passage, Christians are told not to be surprised by the suffering they sometimes experience. Following Christ is not a guarantee of freedom from persecution--on the contrary. But Christians can take heart that when we experience trials, we are suffering alongside Christ himself.