1 Peter 1:1 (KJV)
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Peter wrote “to the strangers” and lists those places they were “scattered throughout.”
- We know there were churches in Galatia and Asia
- The Spirit had forbidden Paul to go to Bithynia
- Aquila and Pricilla were from Pontus
- Cappadocia is mentioned in Acts chapter two
I am confident this letter was addressed not to individuals but to churches scattered throughout those areas. There would be almost no way the letter could have successfully reached scattered individuals. But churches, though small and insignificant, in the world’s eyes, would have been networked as believers.
We are scattered throughout this world, and we are strangers in the world, but we are not alone in the world.
- There are other believers and
- There is the Word of God
- There is the indwelling Holy Spirit
Don’t lose sight of them.
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1 Peter 1:1 Strangers. And Scattered
