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Addressed to persecuted believers, Peter’s first letter encourages them with the knowledge that it is possible to live victoriously in the midst of hostility—just as Christ did. He exhorts them to live a holy life, in order to evangelize the world through their faithfulness. In his second epistle, Peter warns against more subtle dangers from within the church—false teachers and errant doctrine....

large share of this: “Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn?” (2 Corinthians 11:29). Grace does not sit in judgment over those who have fallen but sits down with them and mourns with them. This is the characteristic of stronger Christians found in the Scriptures. “We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves” (Romans 15:1). “Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him
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