Peter's first letter was written about 50-70 years after Jesus to Christians living under Roman rule in modern day Turkey. There is dispute over the exact target audience as some cite the "former ignorance" (1:14) and "futile ways inherited from your fathers" (1:18) to suggest a Gentile audience whereas references to dispersion implies a Jewish population. Regardless, there would have been a mixture of both Jewish and Gentile believers in the region subject to Roman authority.
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"He who runs from God in the morning will hardly find him at the close of the day; nor will he who begins with the world and the vanities thereof, in the first place, be very capable of walking with God all the day after. It is he who finds God in his closet that will carry the savor of him into his house, his shop, and his more open conversation." - John Bunyan
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Hudson Taylor would tell those who wanted to be missionaries to China that there were three indispensable requirements for a missionary:
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Total Percentage of World Population that lives on less than $2.50 a day is 50%.
Total number of people that live on less than $2.50 a day is 3 Billion.
Total Percentage of People that live on less than $10 a day is 80%.
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"I knew that I was in deep trouble, and I did the only thing I knew to do—I went away to a mountain hideaway for prayer and fasting. It took about twenty-four hours to shake free of preoccupation with my own wounds and to focus on the excellencies of God. As I did, slowly love began to be rekindled. And with love came joy." - Robertson McQuilkin, former president of Columbia International University
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"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories." - Sun Tzu
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"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom, being as it were, the road to the search of truth." - Thomas Aquinas
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A young lady once said to John Wesley, “I think I know what my talent is.”
Wesley said, “Tell me.”
She replied, “I think it is to speak my mind.”
Wesley said, “I do not think God would mind if you bury that talent.”
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"Do not oppose faith and good works to one another, for there is a blessed relationship between them; and if you abound in obedience your faith shall grow exceedingly." - Charles Spurgeon
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"Early impressions are hard to eradicate from the mind. When once wool has been dyed purple who can restore it to its previous whiteness?" - Jerome
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