02 18 II Peter 1:1 Peter begins his letter with a personal introduction. By using just two terms he tells us quite a bit about himself. He first describes that he is a servant. Through lots of events in his life Peter had come to a point of humility identifying himself as a person wholly committed to Jesus Christ. He was completely committed to doing God’s will over his own. He also spoke of the authority by which He was able to write to them. He was an apostle. Those he is writing to shared a common faith, a faith that was no different or no better than anyone else’s faith. Their faith and righteousness hinged on Christ. We share that common faith and like Peter the question is whether or not we share a common attitude of being a servant.
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