Explore the Bible By Jay T. Robertson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Christian Studies, University of Mobile A LIVING HOPE 1 Peter 1:3–9 Peter wrote from Rome in AD 62–63 to the scattered Christians, “the elect exiles,” in what is modern-day Turkey. He wrote to encourage them to stand firm in the grace of God (1 Pet. 5:12). Hope Discovered (3–4)…