Peter writes to the Christians of the early church who experienced so much suffering and persecution and who overcame so many trials.  This is a letter of encouragement and affirmation.  He encourages them and us to keep on keeping on!  We must resist the evil one and his false teachers and keep on following Jesus.

Faith is the foundation of Christian discipleship.  It is upon this foundation that Peter instructs us to add the building blocks of: goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, Godliness, brotherly-kindness, and love.