Genuine Faith Begins With Jesus

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1 Peter 1:1-2

Peter begins his letter by introducing himself as someone who is identified with Jesus Christ.  There was a time when Peter was too ashamed to identify himself with Jesus and denied that he knew Him three times because of the threat of persecution.  Jesus heard this but did not condemn Peter.  Instead, He went to the cross to die for Peter’s sins, rose from the grave, forgave Peter, and reinstated him as a leader.  After that Peter spent his remaining days as an apostle, or errand boy, for Jesus, pointing to Him and His glory and telling people about how they could find forgiveness and reconciliation with God through faith in Jesus Christ, just like he did.