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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 Spiritual House and the Chosen People (2:4–10) One of thecommon criticisms of evangelical Christianity is its weak doctrine of the church. The emphasis lies on the conversion of individuals to personal faith in Christ and little importance is attached to their participation in the church. The idea of the church as an existing “divine society” stretching backward in history and outward to embrace all Christians is passed over in favor of an understanding of the church as separate, voluntary groups
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