Peter explained in 1 Peter 1:5 that in spite of persecution, believers are being protected. The word translated "protected" (guarded, shielded) is a military term used to refer to a garrison within a city. It's an inner area of protection; though the city wall is taken, the garrison is not. No matter how the world persecuted or killed believers' bodies, God was guarding their souls. The tense of the verb in the Greek reveals that we are constantly being guarded by God.We may have to endure trials, persecution, or even a violent death, but our souls cannot be harmed if we have accepted Christ's gift of salvation.
As scripture says, "for me to live is Christ, to die is gain ~ Philippians 1:21". Satan may break our bodies down but he cannot take our soul!
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