Peter encourages his readers to add the following character traits to their faith: goodness, knowledge, self-control, patience, godliness, and brotherly kindness (1:5–7)—a list not unlike the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22–23). Since the readers of Peter’s epistle lived in a time of many heresies, Peter has harsh words for those who teach false doctrines and for those who fall prey to them. In a discussion of the last days, Peter avers that Christ will again appear. Believers must be prepared for his coming, making efforts to be “found spotless, blameless and at peace with him” (3:14).
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