Daily Wisdom: 1 Peter 2:11

Friday, December 4, 1959

Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
— 1 Peter 2:11

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Illustration of 1 Peter 2:11 — Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.

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