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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...

☐ Opening Greeting (1:1–2) My sister used to receive letters from her friend Bob in the local Youth for Christ group that invariably began in this sort of way: “Dear Margaret, Greetings in the name of our risen and wonderful Lord.” The exuberance of the language sometimes caused us a little amusement, but Bob was actually doing just what the first Christians did. They began their letters with a greeting that followed the pattern found in Jewish letters of the time but with a distinctive Christian