Daily Wisdom: 1 Peter 2:12

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
— 1 Peter 2:12

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"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
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"But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul."
— Deuteronomy 4:29 —
"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed."
— Proverbs 15:22 —
"Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry."
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Illustration of 1 Peter 2:12 — Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

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