The message of 1 Peter, rev. ed. Peter Barnes dependent on spiritual union with

dependent on spiritual union with Jesus Christ

Publisher: Focus publishing

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and he challenges preachers to take their calling seriously: "The most urgent need in the Christian Church today is true preaching

The message of 1 Peter, rev. ed. Peter Barnes dependent on spiritual union withThe message of Peter's first letter turned the world upside down for his readers. He saw the people of the young church of the first century as strangers, aliens who were only temporary residents, travellers heading for their native land. Peter speaks to our own pilgrimage when he tells of suffering now and glory to come. Stormy seasons of persecution were beginning for the church in Asia Minor. These storms rage on in the modern world. Edmund Clowney