Lux Domini
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

What does 1 Peter 2:11 mean?

Even the best of men, the chosen generation, the people of God, need to be exhorted to keep from the worst sins. And fleshly lusts are most destructive to man's soul.

Key themes

LoveHopeSuffering and trialsTruthExile

Read with

Keep this verse inside 1 Peter 2:11-12 and alongside a few nearby related passages.