"Arm yourself for battle" is the focus of Peter's lesson in 1 Peter 4. This battle is not with the world as much as it is within ourselves. We long to have the "same mind" as a Savior and Redeemer. The "victorious sufferer" is resisting the world's ambitions and longing for Heaven. There will be "no sin" there or the longing for sin!

Therefore, "fight" against the urge to participate in worldly endeavors, especially anything that involves a loss of self-control (alcohol).  We are preachers of the gospel in ACTION as well as in word. So, we need to make sure the sermon the world sees in us is filled with the "will of God" and not human desires.

Peter's "Take Home"... 

1. Be self-controlled