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This is the second of Peter’s letters and it’s the last of his letters. He knows his time here is coming to an end so, in many ways, these are his last words. There is a sense of urgency to what he writes. At this point, the church is under heavy persecution and he writes to strengthen their faith and help them to live the victorious, effective life that God intends.
Last words have great significance. Some last words are interesting; Gen. John Sedgwick was in a battle in the Civil War and his last words were, “They couldn’t kill an elephant at this distance.” Groucho Marx, ever the comedian, said, “This is no way to live!” A priest came to the bedside of the famous playwright, Wilson Mizner, and said, “I’m sure you want to talk to me.” Mizner responded to the priest, “Why should I want to talk to you? I was just talking to your boss.”
Martyn Lloyd Jones, famous pastor and writer, said, “Don’t pray for healing; don’t hold me back from the glory.” DL Moody’s last words were, “Earth recedes, heaven opens before me! If this is death, it is sweet. God is calling me; I must go.”
Peter’s last words were written to believers in Asia Minor to stir them up to stronger faith. They needed stronger faith to live the effective, victorious life because their faith was under attack. The Roman Emperor, Nero, decided that Christians had to be eliminated and set about on an empire wide persecution.
The church was also under spiritual attack as false teachers, loaded with distorted, destructive heresies, were trying to put a religious cover over worldly and fleshly sensuality.
Peter’s letter is straightforward, straight up, and powerfully effective in stirring us up to live the effective Christian life God is calling us to live because our Christian faith is also under attack from without and within. However, at the same time, difficult times also purify the church.

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