1 Peter 4:2

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Summary

1 Peter 4:2

That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

No

Titus 3:3

The lusts

Ephesians 2:3

The will

General references

Romans 14:7

Bible References

No

So once for all get rid of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all sorts of slander,

So, my brothers, you too in the body of Christ have ended your relation to the law, so that you may be married to another husband, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.

For none of us can live alone by himself, and none of us can die alone by himself;

So I mean this and now testify to it in the name of the Lord: You must now stop living as the heathen usually do, in the frivolity of their minds,

So you must stop having anything to do with them.

You too used to practice these sins, when you used to live that sort of life.

For once we too were without understanding, disobedient, misled, habitual slaves to all sorts of passions and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy.

The lusts

once lived while gratifying the cravings of our lower nature, as we continued to carry out the impulses of our lower nature and its thoughts, and by nature we were exposed to God's wrath, as the rest of mankind.

The will

For it is God's will that by doing right you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.

Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will get into the kingdom of heaven, but only those who practice doing the will of my Father in heaven.

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my mother and sister and brother."

Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They answered, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I solemnly say to you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of heaven ahead of you.

Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."

who were born of God and not of natural blood nor of physical or human impulse.

If anyone is willing to keep on doing God's will, he will know whether my teaching comes from God, or merely expresses my own ideas.

So you too must consider yourselves as having ended your relation to sin but living in unbroken relation to God.

Stop living in accordance with the customs of this world, but by the new ideals that mold your minds continue to transform yourselves, so as to find and follow God's will; that is, what is good, well-pleasing to Him, and perfect.

and He died for all, that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

For through the law I myself have become dead to the law, so that I may live for God.

So stop becoming senseless, but understand what the Lord's will is.

not serving them as though they were watching you, but as true slaves of Christ, trying to carry out the will of God.

This is why, ever since I heard of it, I have never ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you, through full wisdom and spiritual insight, with a clear knowledge of His will,

Epaphras, one of your own number, a slave of Christ Jesus, wishes to be remembered to you. He is always earnestly pleading for you in his prayers that you may stand fast as men mature and of firm convictions in everything required by the will of God.

Make it a habit to give thanks for everything, for this is God's will for you through Christ Jesus.

perfectly fit you to do His will, He Himself, through Jesus Christ, accomplishing through you what is pleasing to Him. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

In accordance with His will He made us His children by the message of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.

and the world is passing away and with it the evil longings it incites, but whoever perseveres in doing God's will lives on forever.

General references

For none of us can live alone by himself, and none of us can die alone by himself;