1 Peter 4:2
That he hence forward should liue (as much time as remaineth in the flesh) not after the lusts of men, but after the will of God.
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Hosea 6:7But they like men haue transgressed the couenant: there haue they trespassed against me.
Matthew 12:50For whosoeuer shall doe my Fathers will which is in heauen, the same is my brother and sister and mother.
Matthew 21:31Whether of them twaine did the will of the father? They saide vnto him, The first. Iesus saide vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, that the Publicanes and the harlots goe before you into the kingdome of God.
Mark 7:21For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers,
John 7:17If any man will doe his will, he shall knowe of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speake of my selfe.
Romans 6:11Likewise thinke ye also, that ye are dead to sin, but are aliue to God in Iesus Christ our Lord.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 4:2-4
The Mortification of Sin. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; 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. 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: The… Read the whole commentary →