1 Peter 2 challenges Christians to "rid themselves of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy and slander... craving pure spiritual milk... so that you grow up in your salvation... now that you have tasted that the Lord is good... for you come to Jesus the living stone... chosen by God... and you are living stones being built into a spiritual house... for I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone... and trusting in him you will never be put to shame... for the stone the builders rejected has become the capstone... and now you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God... so I urge you to abstain from sinful desires... and submit yourselves to authorities... live as free men but don't exploit your freedom for evil... show proper respect to all... slaves submit to your masters with all respect... and it's commendable to suffer for doing good... for Jesus bore our sins in his body on the tree... by his wounds you have been healed".
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