Some 30 years after Christ’s death, the apostle Peter wrote to Christians living in different parts of the Roman world: “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. Maintain your conduct fine among the nations. ” ​ — 1 Pet.
दुसऱ्‍या शब्दांत, त्यांनी या जगाच्या चालीरीती स्वीकारून जगाचा भाग व्हायचे होते का?