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.