| | | |---|---| |1. Suffering is a standard part of Christian experience.|1:8, 12; 2:3, 9; 3:11–12; 4:5, 14–18| |2. The Christian response to suffering is faithful perseverance by God’s power.|1:8; 2:1, 11–13; 4:1–8| |3. The gospel is the ground for the Christian’s endurance.|1:9–11; 2:8–10| |4. The Scriptures have power to save and preserve.|2:15; 3:15–17; 4:1–2| |5. True believers will persevere; failure to persevere proves one is not converted.|2:11–13, 19; 3:14; 4:7, 10| |6. False teaching is deadly and must be dealt with firmly.|2:16–18, 23–26; 3:1–9; 4:3–5|