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As a young church in a hostile environment, Peter's first readers found in his letter encouragement, not just for facing suffering, but for living responsibly in the world as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. Christians today will also find in Peter's letter a wealth of practical counsel on how to conduct themselves in family and social life, as well as in relation to a society that makes it...

Concluding Practical Advice and Encouragement (5:6–11) This section begins by taking up the wording of 5:5 and developing the point further. Intended as a conclusion to the whole section on facing up to hostility (3:13–5:11), since suffering is the real theme of the whole letter, it also forms an appropriate conclusion to the whole letter. It falls into three sections. Verses 6–7 treat the Christians’ relation to God: they must maintain a humble attitude before him and put all their cares into his
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