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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....

It is a cold and lifeless thing to speak of spiritual things secondhand. But those who speak about them from personal experience do so from hearts full of happiness and praise. The main subject of these verses is that which brings comfort and support to the godly in all circumstances. 1. Their inheritance (verse 4). 2. Their assured hope of it (verse 3). 3. The immediate reason for both of these things: Jesus Christ (verse 3). 4. All this comes from the great mercy of God (verse 3). Consider, first,
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