This is another letter not specifically written to a certain group, but was written rather generally to all believers. Peter was the author of this letter, focusing on encouraging any suffering Christians, and encouraging them to continually pursue holy living. Really, this personal holiness is supposed to continue even through persecution and trials, as Peter states. That's the test of a true Christian, a true follower of Christ, mimicking His actions and behaviour through the great persecution ever on the cross. Peter warns every Christian to expect persecution; it's a normal aspect of following Christ in a world that is filled with sin, and dominated by Satan.
This today is becoming more and more relevant. Today, in North America, the persecution is mainly verbal, instead of physical, but there are extreme cases. The biggest one that I think Christians in Canada face is when we voice our opinions. A lot of times, people seem to think that they are allowed to state what they think, but that we shouldn't be allowed to, as when we do it, we are forcing our beliefs on others. But isn't that exactly what culture is doing by stipulating that?
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