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Living for Christ in a Pagan World: 1 and 2 Peter Simply Explained is unavailable, but you can change that!

The people to whom Peter wrote his first epistle were already undergoing trials of all kinds and were soon to face fierce persecution for their faith at the hands of the cruel Emperor Nero. The apostle writes to encourage and strengthen them in the face of these trials and to remind them of the wonderful blessings and privileges they have in Christ. He has a great deal to say about...

In verse 7 Peter gives an illustration of a fiery trial. He reminds his readers what happens to gold. This is a very precious and valuable metal. Yet to obtain the purest form of gold, it has to be refined to a high standard. Fire has to melt it so that it can be reformed. This fiery trial is necessary, otherwise many impurities will remain within the lump of precious metal. It is when the gold is put into the intense heat of the furnace that every trace of impurity is burnt up. If pure gold is wanted,
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