1 Peter
2:11-17 (NIV) Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to
abstain from sinful desires,
which war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see
your good deeds and glorify
God on the day he visits us. 13 Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether
to the king, as the
supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do
wrong and to commend
those who do right. 15 For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence
the ignorant talk of foolish
men. 16 Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. 17 Show proper respect to
everyone: Love the brotherhood
of believers, fear God, honor the king.