Introduction to the First Epistle of Peter The Apostle Peter probably wrote what you
are about to hear while he was in Rome in the early A.D.
60s.
As you listen to his words, keep in mind that Peter knew what it meant to deny
Jesus, to endure beatings, to be threatened, and in just a few years he
would be martyred for his loyalty to Christ.
He had also seen his friends die and the church scattered.
But Peter knew Christ, and nothing could shake his confidence in his risen Lord.
So Peter wrote to the suffering church that was spread throughout several
provinces of the Roman world.
He comforts them with the hope of eternal life and challenges them to live holy
lives, loyal to Christ.
Notice as you listen how Peter explains that those who suffer as followers of
Christ become partners with Christ, who suffered for us.