Just like James, Peter decided he needed to tell people how to live their lives. This is the first installment of that.
He says this letter is written for all the people around the world spreading Christianity in Asia, Turkey, and Greece.
He starts out saying that all the bullshit these people are dealing with is totally for the best because it makes them stronger Christians and all of this will help them get to heaven.
He tells them to be good people, just like Jesus. Otherwise Jesus died for no goddamn reason and the whole thing was just a waste of time. He says, “All men are like grass and their accomplishments are flowers. Grass and flowers die. God doesn’t.”
He tells people to lead by example and live in a way that even people who hate you will be like, “Oh shit. Those guys at least do good shit.” And then he talks about when god returns soon. Which never happened.
He tells slaves to obey their masters no matter how harsh they are, because Peter was an asshole. He tells wives to submit to their husbands no matter how shitty they are, because Peter was an asshole. He tells husbands to be nicer to their wives because they’re weak and they make babies for us, because Peter was an asshole.
He says that you know you’re living your life right if everyone hates you and wants to kill you. That’s usually bad advice. He says it’s really important to live for god, but you’ll definitely be fucked with. So prepare for that.
He tells the young men of the church not to get too cocky and then tells everyone to make sure they greet each other with kisses. Which I think is a great idea.
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