Living the Antithesis

1 Peter 2:11: “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” As God’s people, we are all called to live the antithesis, that is, to live as strangers and pilgrims in the world.  God would have us stand against the devil, the world, and our old sinful flesh. The calling to live the antithesis is implied by the term “saints” used to describe believers in Scripture; literally, a saint is a “holy one.” Holiness involves...