Christians, we might read verse 11’s “abstain from the passions of the flesh” and think of nothing more than sins some of us might have never committed like adultery or fornication, and thus sincerely say to ourselves, “Well, that’s not something that I have to worry about.”  We might read verse 12’s “Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable” and automatically think, “You know, I’m generally a good person and, while I’m not perfect, my conduct is certainly better than a lot of people’s!  So I think it’s pretty clear that I am doing exactly what this verse wants me to do.”  However, is that always the case?… Read More 1 Peter: Keeping Our Conduct Honorable