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1 Peter, 2 Peter, and Jude Besieged on all sides, the early church faced external and internal threats. Followers of Christ could easily have been defeated or diverted. A distinct minority in a pagan society, they could have capitulated to their culture. But, challenged by God through these holy writers and strengthened by the Holy Spirit, they stood fast, even unto death. We, too, live in a...

be ready “to give an answer … for the hope that [we] have” (3:15), pointing family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors to Christ. God’s Family (1:14, 22; 2:4–10; 3:8; 5:12–14). Believers are privileged to belong to God’s family, a community with Christ as the founder and foundation. Everyone in this community is related—all brothers and sisters, loved equally by God. The recipients of this letter were far from Peter, but they were his brothers and sisters in Christ. Although Peter was an apostle