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* DrugsAreBad: While not specifically talking about drugs per se, Peter in his first epistle warns believers to "be sober and vigilant, because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking out whomever to devour." (1st Peter 5:8)
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* MakeAnExampleOfThem: In the second epistle, Peter says God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah with such a destruction, condemning them to ashes, to make them an example "to those who afterward would live ungodly."
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: 1 Peter 4:15 states: "by no means let any of you suffer as a murderer or thief or evildoer or a troublesome meddler."

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: 1 1st Peter 4:15 states: "by no means let any of you suffer as a murderer or thief or evildoer or a troublesome meddler."



* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In 1 Peter 2:19-20, Peter says that suffering punishment for the sake of doing good is commendable before God, as Jesus Christ also suffered for doing good.

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In 1 1st Peter 2:19-20, Peter says that suffering punishment for the sake of doing good is commendable before God, as Jesus Christ also suffered for doing good.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Peter in his first epistle says that suffering punishment for the sake of doing good is commendable before God, as Jesus Christ also suffered for doing good.

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In 1 Peter in his first epistle 2:19-20, Peter says that suffering punishment for the sake of doing good is commendable before God, as Jesus Christ also suffered for doing good.
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!! Structure of the books:
'''1st Peter:'''
* Opening (1st Peter 1:1-2)
* Called to salvation as exiles (1st Peter 1:3-2:10)
* Living as strangers in a hostile world (1st Peter 2:11-4:11)
* Persevering in suffering (1st Peter 4:12-5:11)
* Concluding words (1st Peter 5:12-14)

'''2nd Peter:'''
* Greeting (2nd Peter 1:1-2)
* Building on faith with godly qualities (2nd Peter 1:3-11)
* The Apostle Peter's testimony (2nd Peter 1:12-21)
* Warning against false teachers (2nd Peter chapter 2)
* Certainty of Christ's return and the need to live holy lives (2nd Peter chapter 3)

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* FirePurifies: In 1st Peter 4:12-13, Peter tells his followers:
-->''Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.'' (English Standard Version)
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* FireWaterJuxtaposition: In his second letter, Peter tells the readers that the world that once existed, that was formed in and out of water, was destroyed by water, but the world that now exists will be destroyed by fire on the day of God's judgment of man.
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* ToHellAndBack: Implied in the first epistle in regards to Jesus when Peter says He went and "preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient", referring to the souls that perished during the Flood.
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* PlatonicKissing: Like Paul, Peter tells the believers at the end of his first epistle to "greet one another with a kiss of love" (or "a holy kiss" as in the Douay-Rheims Version), which in some more dynamic translations is rendered "give each other a warm greeting".

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* PlatonicKissing: Like Paul, Peter tells the believers at the end of his first epistle to "greet one another with a kiss of love" (or "a holy kiss" as in the Douay-Rheims Version), which in some more dynamic translations is rendered "give each other a warm greeting".greeting" or "give each other a handshake".
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* PlatonicKissing: Like Paul, Peter tells the believers at the end of his first epistle to "greet one another with a kiss of love" (or "a holy kiss" as in the Douay-Rheims Version), which in some more dynamic translations is rendered "give each other a warm greeting".

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