It is in this context that 1 Peter 3:14–15 must be read: “But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. ‘Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.’ But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord.” Notice that in verse 15, “in your heart revere Christ as Lord,” Peter puts positively what he just wrote negatively in verse 14: “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” This contrast reveals the choice these believers had to make: either to succumb to fear or revere Christ