With the help of Silvanus, who would personally deliver apostle's letter, Peter concluded his teaching with greetings from those who were with him, a final instruction to extend the love of Christ to each other, and a prayer they would experience the peace Jesus gives.
1 Peter 5: Prowling Lion
Now Peter closed his letter with words of reassurance and a bracing up of courage. You are not alone! God is with you, I (Peter) am with you, and all the saints are with you in spirit.
1 Peter 5: Grace to the Humble
voluntary, and their yielding to the teaching and shepherding of the elders was to be willing.
1 Peter 5: Love, Generosity, Humility
“Whoever would elevate themselves will be brought low, and whoever would lower themselves will be lifted up.” --Jesus
1 Peter 5: Presbyter and Episcopate
The sense of hierarchical governance and rule are completely wrong in the church setting.
1 Peter 2: Peter the Rock
Believers are to see themselves as ones hewn from God, as living rock with a special unity, built upon the Cornerstone of Christ, and as a priesthood whose purpose was to serve and glorify God, remembering his own vivid experience of being named a rock of faith by Jesus.
Gospel of John: Love One Another
If we were to combine Jesus’ words with how the disciples and the early church interpreted them, what would our fellowship and assemblies look like today?