A Loving Salutation
J. J. S. Bird, B. A. 1 Peter 1:1-2 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,… I. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE ADDRESSED. 1. They are sojourners. 2. They have one common sympathy. Scattered in dwelling, but one in heart. II. THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE REDEEMED. 1. Elected by the Father. 2. Salvation by Christ. 3. Sanctification by the Spirit. III. THE AFFECTIONATE DESIRE. He does not seek their restoration, nor their temporal welfare, nor their immunity from suffering or persecution, but grace and peace. 1. Grace is help. It is easy to bear trials and pains if strength is given. 2. Peace is tranquillity. It overshadows all our difficulties, and sheds a halo of light upon our course. (J. J. S. Bird, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, WEB: Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,