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1 Peter was written by the Apostle Peter to encourage believers for whom the storm clouds of persecution were gathering, just because they were Christians. To encourage them he first reminds them that suffering is temporary, and that faithful living in times of suffering will produce eternal benefits. He develops this theme to show that such a lifestyle, lived out in difficult and dangerous...

himself. But he didn’t. Most people with Peter’s gifts couldn’t have handled it then or now, but he did. Peter is a breath of fresh air.’1 Sensible Christians know how susceptible we are to temptation, and how prone we are to failure. Yet our overriding desire is to be a useful servant of God and if the Lord can do in our lives something of what he did for Peter then surely there is hope for us. It is not difficult therefore for any of us to relate to this man. Then the content of these epistles
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