Today we begin to look at the two books Peter wrote. They are open letters to believers, the first to “the pilgrims of Dispersion" and the second to “those who have obtained like precious faith.”
Peter was always zealous for God. He was the one who jumped out of the boat into the water to come to Jesus. He was the one who, in aspirations of protecting Jesus, told his master that he would not have to die. He was the one to cut off the servant’s ear in the garden when the officials came with soldiers to arrest Jesus. He was also the one to deny knowing Jesus.
But after the resurrection we see a change in Peter. His weakness disappeared. He followed the savior closely to the point of being a prisoner and finally dying a martyr’s death.
His life and death draw attention to his words.
