Cease From Sin

1 Pet. 4:1-6

"Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles-when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries. In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you. They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit."

Chapter 4 begins with a "therefore" referring to the previous discussions about suffering. This passage reminds us that since we have believed in Jesus and committted to following Him, we should no longer bother with our former sins. We should now live for the will of God.

Verses 4 and 5 encourage us to not desire the "fun" of the pagans in this life, because we will be with Jesus in the next life and experience completeness in Him.

We also talked about how pagans mourn at funerals, displaying their emotions and demonstrating that they have no hope. Though Christians mourn and grieve over the death of loved ones, we do have HOPE.
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The Ideal Husband
When talking with my neighbor about J. being at home and looking for a job, I commented that he is quiet and clean and very easy to have around. Her response: "He'll make a great husband!"
So there you have it A.- Just find a CLEAN and QUIET man, and P. , don't worry, you're 50% of the way there!