Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of God in doing good entrust their souls to him, as to a faithful Creator.
According to the will of God ...  Christians were expected to accept the harsh penalty inflicted by the pagan empire, as being in truth "the will of God."  This is the way Paul and Peter accepted it; and, if the ancient testimony regarding the martyrs is accurate, we may well believe that they too in uncounted numbers did so in faith, committing themselves, as Peter admonished here, "unto a faithful Creator" who has the power to make all things work together for good to them that love him and are the called according to his eternal purpose.