From the Pulpit...

In 1 Peter 1:1-4, Peter condenses what Paul says in many other places, particularly Romans 1-12. Then he speaks about key virtues that we must develop in our Christian life. He took pains to ensure that we would have these things in permanent written form so that we would be able to live for God successfully, without stumbling. Unlike the failure principle made famous by Laurence J. Peter, the apostle Peter gives us a principle by which we can succeed as Christians!