“That, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God.” A vast sea of unsaved Gentiles surrounded the church of Peter’s day. Christians were accused by their enemies of horrendous crimes, including setting fire to the city of Rome. They were said to be immoral, enemies of the gods, guilty of gross immorality, practicers of ritual murder, and so on. These accusations were all lying slanders. The only answer