1) Stop pretending, being discontent, and defaming others, and instead start craving purity and things that bring you closer to God. 2) Live holy lives as God's chosen people by spreading his message and living good lives among non-believers to glorify God. 3) Resist sinful desires that war against your soul and instead live in a way that wins the battle for your soul.

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DIRECTIONS STOP pretending.
Hypocrisy means the pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or
religious beliefs or principles, that one does not really possess.
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• STOP being discontent.
W O O D L A N D Envy means a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to
another’s advantages, success or possessions.
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and
slander of every kind. [2] Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so
• STOP defaming.
that by it you may grow up in your salvation, [3] now that you have tasted
that the Lord is good. [4] As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by Slander means a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report.
men but chosen by God and precious to him— [5] you also, like living
stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering
spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. [6] For in Scripture START craving .
it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the
one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” *[7] Now to you who Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up
believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone in your salvation, [3] now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
the builders rejected has become the capstone, * ” ][8] and, “A stone that 1 Peter 2:2-3
causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” * They stumble
because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for. • START craving someone pure.
[9] But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people
Purity is freedom from anything that debases, adulterates, contaminates,
belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you
out of darkness into his wonderful light. [10] Once you were not a people, or pollutes.
but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but
now you have received mercy. [11] Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and • START craving something that makes us taste better.
strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your
soul. [12] Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse • START craving an awesome life.
you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the
day he visits us. you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy
1 Peter 2:1-12 priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:5
STOP living a life that’s hard to swallow .
 Live holy.
• STOP the desire to inflict pain.
Malice means a desire to inflict injury, harm or suffering on another,  Spread the message.
either because of hostile impulse or out of deep seated meanness.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people
belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you
• STOP concealing and distorting. out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Deceit means concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of 1 Peter 2:9
misleading, fraud, or cheating.
 Win the battle.

2. Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from
sinful desires, which war against your soul.
1 Peter 2:11
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing
wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits
us.
1 Peter 2:12