but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing. 003:010 For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. 003:011 Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it. 003:012 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."{Psalm 34:12-16} 003:013 Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good? 003:014 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."{Isaiah 8:12} 003:015 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear: 003:016 having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good manner of life in Christ. 003:017 For it is better, if it is God's will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil. 003:018 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; 003:019 in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison, 003:020 who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ark was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 003:021 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you-- not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 003:022 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him. 004:001 Forasmuch then as Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin; 004:002 that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. 004:003 For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries. 004:004 They think it is strange that you don't run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming: 004:005 who will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 004:006 For to this end the Good News was preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed as men in the flesh, but live as to God in the spirit. 004:007 But the end of all things is near.