This life offers a great deal of uncertainty. However, in Christ we can be sure that we are not alone for not only is Christ with us, but he who is with us has suffered for us and leads the way to our victory. We can live with a clean conscience and the anticipation of final victory.

In three key passages the Scriptures explain how government authority is delegated authority from God. These passages also explain how we are to conduct ourselves even when government is adverse to Christian principles.

The goodness of God compels us to seek after him. Unfortunately, the Christian life is often a battle between living as who we are in Christ and living how we used to be as citizens of this world. Peter calls on us to taste the goodness of God again and to identify with the goodness of our Savior so that we will grow in our salvation.

The importance of faith cannot be overstated. 1 Peter 1 describes how valuable faith is and how faith alone is able to produce hope. Because of that hope, we can endure trials with inexpressible joy.

The persistence of this woman in Christ's parable sets the example for how the modern day Christian ought to pray. Christ teaches us to pray with faith and to cry out to him persistently if we desire to see our prayers answered. In this way, God receives all the glory.

I peter present four prominent themes of which the last is our great salvation. Peter's introductory words describes the harmonious work of the Trinity in bringing about our salvation and explains how we should respond.

Holiness is attained as we arm ourselves against the will of the world and for the purposes of God.

God's design for the family is that it will draw us to himself and lead to holiness.

The world seems to be increasingly more and more perplexing socially, politically, religiously and morally. 1 Peter 2 explains how the Christian can be holy in the midst of such a tempest.

The world seems to be increasingly more and more perplexing socially, politically, religiously and morally. 1 Peter 2 explains how the Christian can be holy in the midst of such a tempest.