The Enduring Apostolic Address

"Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered…, Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit…: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied." I Peter 1:1, 2 Peter addresses the church universal in a most significant and timeless way. He greets them as "elect strangers." The true believer and faithful church always confess this to be their true identity. Those in the church today who have no desire for these names, especially the...