Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as strangers in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
    His brother Andrew brought him to Christ and Jesus gave him the name ’Peter’ or Hebrew "Cephas’ (John 1:40-42). He became a leader among the disciples and one of the inner-circles of Jesus’ apostles. Christ gave to him the keys to open the kingdom on the day of Pentecost to the Jews (Acts 2) and to the Gentiles (Acts 10) with the conversion of Cornelius.