1. Why does Peter refer to believers as sojourners and exiles?
2. What does he mean by the ‘passions of the flesh’? Give some examples? Why
should we abstain from them?
3. When have you felt that you were at war with passions?
4. Why is it so hard to abstain from these sinful passions?
5. Why is it crucial that Christians lead a holy, or set apart life, in the midst of a
fallen world?
6. Practically speaking, what does it look like to conduct ourselves in an
‘honorable’ way amongst non-Christians?
7. Why do we need encouragement to live good lives among non-Christians?
8. What are some practical biblical steps to killing sinful desire and replacing
them with an honorable, beautiful life? (walk in the Holy Spirit; Flee
Temptation; Kill sin; Feed godly desires; Cultivate affections for Jesus)