There are wonderful discoveries ahead as you study First Peter. Peter brings you to the mercy, love, and divine power of the Father that has caused the saints to be born again. From that wonderful reality, you are led in your mind's eye to an imperishable, undefiled, and unfading inheritance now being kept in heaven and guarded for you. Peter's presentation interweaves the wonderful fruits of God's grace among his chosen people as he causes us to set our minds on the reappearing of Christ and the future glory of our salvation. The magnificent splendor of the church is presented as a panoramic portrayal that anchors our hearts on what we have become in and through Jesus Christ by the grace and power of God. Exhortations concerning relationships and continuing instruction on suffering are imbued with grace that enables the saints to live holy lives with a steadfast faith that honors Christ. Peter exhorts us to be humble and sober-minded, to cast all our anxieties upon Christ, and to resist the devil. Throughout the epistle, Peter calls the saints to remain focused on Christ, to remain faithful because the God of all grace is faithful, and he has called us to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the glory that will be revealed at the proper time.
