Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.
1 Peter 4:1-2
Taking a verse and dissecting it word by word and phrase by phrase can help us understand what God is trying to tell us even further than just reading and glancing over a verse or passage.
The chapter/verse starts out with "therefore" as a means to the end. The ends referred in this passage is the done-ness of sin. The "suffering" of Christ as He hung on the cross is proof of this. Because Christ has displayed such an immense amount of love towards us in His suffering, verse 1 directs us to take upon the same attitude that Jesus had. This attitude will ultimately destroys sin and breed love.
Sorry God. I've been blogging too late and my mind is like Jello right now.
Amen.
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