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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...

The Ruling Authorities (2:13–17)* Teaching about the Christian and the state is not too plentiful in the New Testament. It is basically confined to Mark 12:14–17 (and parallels), Romans 13:1–7; 1 Timothy 2:1–3; Titus 3:1–3 and the present passage. In the epistles the teaching is repeatedly about the necessity to submit to the state authorities, whose task is to preserve law and order. Christians are to show themselves as model citizens by not going against the law but rather doing what will commend
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