Kept by the Power of God through Faith

Peter addresses these saints in Asia Minor as saints suffering for the glory of Christ. They are being put to the test and demonstrating the great character of their faith as worth more than gold that perishes. Peter wants to encourage these saints in their trials, so he reveals to them three things which can assure their hearts: [1] they possess a living hope through the living Christ (1:3), [2] they are heirs to an eternal inheritance (1:4), [3] they are kept (guarded) by the power of God through faith (1:5).