The thoughts and note material given on these pages are only a possible suggestion of the meaning, they must not be taken as inspired, however they are prayerfully prepared and compared with other similar material. There are many ways in which God’s Word can be analyzed and none must be taken in place of the Word of God itself.

1 Peter

WRITER. He is identified as Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ 1 Peter 1:1. Though Peter was only a fisherman and would not have had much of an education he had spend 3 years with Jesus and since the death and resurrection the Holy Spirit would have be able to have done wonderful work in and through Peter’s life.
It was written about 63 A.D.
Peter’s original name was Simon, but this was changed by Jesus to Peter (Cephas in Aramaic) which meant "a stone" John 1:35-42.
Peter’s three names are used throughout the New Testament, some people feel this reflects (shows) the two natures of a Christian, the natural person and the spiritual person.
Peter and Paul were the two leading and major apostles during the early church, Paul was led to minister to the Gentiles while Peter was directed to the Jews Gal 2:1-10. In Luke 22:31,32 Jesus told Peter to look after the brethren, while in John 21:15-17 he is told to look after the flock.
Peter wrote the letter "at Babylon" 1 Peter 5:13 and sent greetings from the assembly there. This is an interesting remark as there is no evidence of Peter ever being at Babylon in Iraq. In Rev 17:5 and Rev 18:10 Rome is called "Babylon," so "Babylon" was probably another name for Rome.

Reason.

The letter was written by Peter to Christians who were going through various trials. The apostle knew that they were soon about to go through a "fiery trial."
Peter calls them "strangers and Pilgrims" 1 Peter 1:1; 1 Peter 2:11, this means people who did not really belong in that place, they were mainly Jews living outside Israel but also they were ‘citizens of heaven’ through faith in Jesus. Phil 3:20 and so not ‘residents’ of earth.
The text of the letter also indicates that Peter was also writing to Gentiles who had been converted and were meeting with the Jewish followers.

Glory in God. 1 Peter 1:1-12

Keep clean in this world. 1 Peter 1:13-21

Together in Christ. 1 Peter 1:22-2:10

We are being watched. 1 Peter 2:11-25

Wedlock? 1 Peter 3:1-7

Prepared. 1 Peter 3:8-17

Learn from others. 1 Peter 3:18-22

Your Time. 1 Peter 4:1-11

In the Furnace. 1 Peter 4:12-19

Being a Good Shepherd. 1 Peter 5:1-4

On to Glory. 1 Peter 5:5-11