11 Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul. 12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God on the day of visitation.
Honor Authority
13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14 or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. 15 For such is the will of God, that by doing right you silence the ignorance of foolish people.
Verse 11
Strangers and foreigners refers to us as believers.
Abstain from the fleshy lust meaning the desires and the will of the flesh.
Which will war against you soul -means will come, be prevalent in your soul.
9 But, beloved, we are convinced of better things regarding you, and things that [a]accompany salvation, even though we are speaking in this way. Hebrews 6:9
Verse 12
Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles means having a good attitude, conduct, and manners towards the people who are not of Christ, us as believers.
The verse goes on to talk about all we do that they will slander you as evildoers but because you do good and not evil they will see that you do this they will glorify God on the day of visitation.
The day of visitation is a day when God will call to them through the Gospel to know God.
21 for we have regard for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of other people. 2 Corinthians 8:21
Verse 13
Be subject to every human institution.
King today would be our president.
we are to submit ourselves to that authority.
13 Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Romans 13:1
Verse 14
or Governers meaning governors like those of states.
This him in the verse does not represent God but the king.
Punishment for doing evil in that government.
Praises meaning rewards for governments that do well in the sight of God.
4 for it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a servant of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. Romans 13:4
Verse 15
For doing Good is the will of God and by doing this you will silence the ignorance of foolish people.
Unbelievers being foolish people.
17 For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong. 1 Peter 3:17
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