A unique series designed to bring detailed scholarship of the Scriptures and contemporary application together in one volume, explaining not only what the Bible means, but also how it speaks to us today.

Learn not only what Peter said to his audience in the first century but also how what he taught can be applied today in this volume of the NIV Application Commentary Series.

Christians by their very nature are countercultural. That doesn't mean it's our goal to be oppositional. It simply means that we follow Jesus, not culture, and allow him to shape us in ways that often don't line up with social conventions and trends.

Yet we live out our faith in a very real world. How can we do so with integrity and love in the midst of a society that calls evil good and good evil?

Scot McKnight writes, 'The message of 1 Peter concerns how Christians are to live in a hostile environment, and live in such a way that they not only endure but also have a lasting impact for good on that environment.' Skillfully bridging the centuries, McKnight connects past context to contemporary circumstances, helping us to grasp the meaning of signifance of 1 Peter and apply its message to the concerns we face today.