Title Study 1 Peter 1:1-2 (A)
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Text: 1 Peter 1:1-2
Title: Hope Above Failure
Life is ever-changing. Sometimes it's happy, sometimes it's sad, sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad. Especially when we go down from the ups and downs of life, we often see many people who can't bear it and take their lives, give up their lives, or forsake God. Why give up life? The reason is that there is no hope. Isn't that giving up because there is no hope?
Today's reading of 1 Peter 1:1-2 gives us hope. If you are going through a dark period in your life through this word of hope, I hope it will be a time to gain hope and gain strength.
1 Peter is an epistle. a letter soon We usually write our name at the end of a letter. However, in the Greco-Roman period, names were written first. At that time, letters played a very important role in communication. The high and low value of the letter could be quickly determined from the first name.
Knowing who wrote the letter before you read it, you can read the letter more confidently and feel it. At this time, the name of Peter is the first to be written in the original language of 1 Peter. Before we read 1 Peter, we must know who Peter is. If you know who wrote the letter before you read it, you can better understand the text. If there were only a few Strangers I didn't know, it would be difficult to understand the meaning deeply. Therefore, before studying 1 Peter in depth, you should know the Peter who wrote this article deeply.
What kind of person was Peter at this time? Peter was from Galilee. The Galileans were described by the historian Josephus as reveling in riots, always ready to revolt, and always impulsive and emotional. People around Galilee did not like the people of Galilee very much. Also, Galilee was the least educated, and Peter, a fisherman, was the least educated.
With this inclination, Peter quickly became a leader after becoming a disciple. The figure of Peter (successful)