Week 3: Time Interrupted
We are exploring the letter of I Peter. The beginning of chapter one helped locate the audience not just at the margins of society but primarily in the life of God. Peter now moves from describing the new reality held by those who have been reborn to centering us on a new way of life. This new way of life is called “the time of your dwelling in a strange land.” Peter sketches the shape of this alien life with three imperatives — “set your hope,” “be holy,” and “live in reverent fear.”