God, and that the Lord is an ever-present help and inspiration in every trial VI THEME, KEY WORDS AND VERSES The theme of Peter is that of hope in the midst of severe trial Such hope comes from a firm faith in the “God of all grace” (5:10) What key words and verses did you observe in your survey study? Compare these with what is shown on Chart 111 CHART 113: TRIALS OF PETER 4:12-5:11 VII Applications Re ect on things you observed in the text of Peter Apply these in the following areas: gratitude for one’s salvation holy Christian living pure fervent love among Christians life of submission to others suffering and trials VIII Review Questions What is significant about Peter’s name? What were the four periods of Peter’s life? Recall some of the highlights of each period What were Peter’s three calls by Jesus? What was the significance of each call? What role does Peter play in the book of Acts? Reconstruct a probable biography of Peter after the Jerusalem Council of Acts 15 Describe in your words the character of Peter as of the time of the writing of his epistles Describe the people to whom Peter wrote this epistle Where were they living? What was their relationship to Peter? 10 What were their particular spiritual needs at that time? 11 What is the theme of Peter? 12 What are some important subjects reiterated in the epistle? 13 Name the points of one major outline of Chart 111, page 448 14 How many key words of Chart 111 you recall? 15 Write down the key verse of Chart 111 from memory IX FURTHER STUDY Investigate the extent of persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire during the last half of the first century Study the subject of fear as it appears in the Bible Include the attitude that a Christian should have (e.g., Pet 1:17); and the fear he need not have (e.g., “Perfect love casts out fear” John 4:18) Make a study of the Christian’s relation to governmental authority in the rst ... down the key verse of Chart 111 from memory IX FURTHER STUDY Investigate the extent of persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire during the last half of the first century Study the subject of. .. character of Peter as of the time of the writing of his epistles Describe the people to whom Peter wrote this epistle Where were they living? What was their relationship to Peter? 10 What were their... 11 What is the theme of Peter? 12 What are some important subjects reiterated in the epistle? 13 Name the points of one major outline of Chart 111, page 448 14 How many key words of Chart 111