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In his commentary on 1 Peter, D. Edmond Hiebert offers a solid study of the most colorful disciple’s thoughts. He traces the ways in which Jesus transformed Peter’s life to make him a pillar of the early church. Peter learned many hard lessons and developed undaunted courage to meet an unbelieving and persecuting world.

will be able to silence the slanders of their opponents. Without any connecting conjunction or term of contrast, the description stands prominently alone.28 The designation of their life “as free men” is Peter’s approving acknowledgment of the spiritual status of his beloved readers. “As” is not comparative, but denotes their true inner nature. The fact of the freedom experienced in Christ was a treasured part of the faith of the early church (John 8:36; Rom. 6:17–18; Gal. 5:1, 13). They were constantly
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