1 Peter 4:12-14
12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you
are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.
13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of
Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are
blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
1 Peter 4:16
However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but
praise God that you bear that name.
Why Be Holy?
1 Peter 1:13-23
13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be
self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus
Christ is revealed.
14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires
you had when you lived in ignorance.
15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all
you do;
16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
17 Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work
impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.
18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such
as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down
to you from your forefathers,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without
blemish or defect.
20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was
revealed in these last times for your sake.
21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the
dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth
so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from
the heart.
23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but
of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
You Can't Play In The Mud Puddle and Not Get Dirty.
Ephesians 4:22-24
22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life,
to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true
righteousness and holiness.
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