Peter explains what is expected of Christians when he goes on to say: “Beloved, I exhort you as aliens and temporary residents to keep abstaining from fleshly desires, which are the very ones that carry on a conflict against the soul. ”
हा सल्ला सुरुवातीला जरी अभिषिक्‍त ख्रिश्‍चनांना देण्यात आला असला, तरीसुद्धा येशूच्या दुसऱ्‍या मेंढरांकरताही तो तितकाच महत्त्वाचा आहे.