He expressed heartfelt confidence that he and his faithful Christian readers would all face the daunting obstacles looming before them, that they would courageously refuse to shrink back to destruction, and that they would prove to be of the sort that have faith.
Ta väljendas oma siirast usku sellesse, et nad kõik — tema ja ustavad kristlased, kellele ta kirjutas — jäävad vastupanu kohates julgeks ega tagane hukatuseks, vaid osutuvad nendeks, kes usuvad.