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Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon
called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net
into the sea: for they were fishers. (Matthew 4:18) |
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- The Trial Of Your Faith Being Much
More Precious
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- Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers
scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through
sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of
the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
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- Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant
mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible,
and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for
you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation
ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice,
though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through
manifold temptations:
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- That the trial of your
faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,
though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and
honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having
not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing,
ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving
the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Of which
salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently,
who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
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- Searching what, or what
manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify,
when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the
glory that should follow. Unto whom it was revealed, that not
unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which
are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel
unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things
the angels desire to look into. Wherefore gird up the loins of
your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is
to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; (1 Peter 1:1-13 kjv).
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- The First
Epistle of PETER
- The Apostle Peter was
the most prominent disciple during the ministry of Jesus and
had a tremendous impact on the early church. The first twelve
chapters of Acts are devoted to his ministry and to the development
of the church in the East where he was the dominant figure. Paul
mentioned him in 1 Corinthians (1 Corinthians 1:12; 3:22; 9:5;
15:5) and Galatians (Galatians 1:18; 2:7-9, 11, 14), and he wrote
two New Testament books.
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- This first letter is
addressed to the five Roman provinces in Asia Minor (modem-day
Turkey) north of the Taurus Mountains (1 Pet. 1:1). This letter
was written to encourage the believers to endure the intense
persecution that was prevalent in the area and to prepare the
readers for the difficult times ahead of them.
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- The first empire-wide
persecution of Christians did not come until AM. 249 under the
brutal emperor Decius, but local persecutions many times were
quite severe. One in particular took place early in the second
century in Bithynia, one of the provinces to which Peter wrote
(1 Peter 1:1). A letter was sent from Pliny, governor of Bithynia,
to the Roman emperor Trajan, in A.D. 112.
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- He explained that he
had been executing people who confessed that they were Christians.
Trajan's reply expressed his approval of Pliny's policy but instructed
him to set free those Christians who would renounce their faith
and worship the Roman gods. Since 1 Peter was most likely written
in the A.D. 60's, persecution of the severest kind was yet to
come. Peter used Jesus' own suffering as the cornerstone of his
exhortation. Likewise, Peter admonished believers to suffer as
"Christians," not as lawbreakers. [Source
for Introduction of chapter: Hebrew Greek Key Study Bible KJV
edited by Spiros Zodhiates, Th.D. AMG Publishers, Chattanooga,
TN 37422]
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