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Stewards of God’s Grace

1 Since therefore *ch. 3:18Christ suffered in the flesh,*4:1 Some manuscripts add for us; some for you*[Eph. 6:13] arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for *Rom. 6:2,7;Gal. 5:24;Col. 3:3,5whoever has suffered in the flesh *[2 Pet. 2:14]has ceased from sin, 2 *Rom. 6:14;14:7;2 Cor. 5:15so as to live for *ch. 1:14the rest of the time in the flesh *Titus 2:12;1 John 2:16no longer for human passions but *Rom. 6:11for the will of God. 3 For the time that is past *Ezek. 44:6;45:9;Acts 17:30suffices *Eph. 4:17-19;1 Thess. 4:5;[1 Cor. 12:2]for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. 4 With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of *See Eph. 5:18debauchery, and *ch. 2:12;3:16they malign you; 5 but they will give account to him who is ready *[James 5:9]; See Acts 10:42to judge the living and the dead.