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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...

Leadership in the Church (5:1–5) A football team consisting of a number of enthusiastic players, each with their own particular skills, is not likely to be fully effective without some leadership to assign roles to the players, to initiate a strategy for the game, and to encourage and help them. A coach or manager has to provide leadership, and bear responsibility. The analogy with the church is apparent. A church may have any number of individuals gifted by God with spiritual gifts of teaching and
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