As Peter closes his letter, he exhorts the churches inn relation to service, humility and perseverance as they await the coming glory.

Peter admonishes the Church, in light of the end of all things being at hand, to live for God's glory through loving and serving the Church and through faithfully enduring trials and suffering.

Peter teaches the churches how to conduct themselves before a hostile world in such a way that they see their hope and glorify God.

Peter teaches the churches how to conduct themselves before a hostile world in such a way that they see their hope and glorify God.

Peter presents Jesus as the Key Figure in the New Covenant Temple and People of God, and identifies the Church in Christ as that People and Temple.

Peter gives us some descriptions of God's work in the believer and the virtues that should characterize their conduct in this world.

1 Peter 1:1-12

Luke 15:11-32

What does life look like before salvation in Christ? And what does that mean for each one of us?

A final look at the 7 major themes of the Gospel account of Matthew.