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. ● 1Pet 3:8a . . Finally, all of you be of one mind, Peter’s not talking about the nerve center of a Borg-hive collective. The Greek word for "one mind" is homophron (hom-of'-rone) which means: harmonious; and this is the only place in the entire New Testament where that word appears...

. ● Rom 14:2-4 . . One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him...

. ● 1Pet 3:7b . . Give honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, The koiné Greek word for "honor" is time (tee-may') which means: a value, i.e. money paid. The word for "weaker" is asthenes (as-then-ace') which means: having no strength, i.e. fragile. And the word for "vessel" is...

. ● Rom 14:13a . .Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Within the context of the 14th of Romans, "passing judgment" pertains to criticizing others for refusal to accept and/or comply with your own gray area beliefs and practices. _

. ● 1Pet 3:7a . . Husbands, dwell with your wives according to knowledge The Greek word for "knowledge" is gnosis (gno'-sis) which means knowing (as information) in other words: facts and/or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience. Gnosis is different than...

. ● Rom 14:5 . . One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. Common Christian holy days are The Lord's Day (Sunday), Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God, the Epiphany, Solemnity of Saint Joseph...

. ● 1Pet 3:3-5 . . Wives; let not your adornment be merely external-- braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses --but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. Some of the...

. ● Rom 14:2-4 . . One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him...

. ● 1Pet 2:17 . . Love the brotherhood. The Greek word translated "brotherhood" is adelphotes (ad-el-fot'-ace) which appears in only two places in the entire New Testament; both are in the apostle Peter's epistles: one here and the other in 1Pet 5:9. It's a curious word because it essentially...

. ● 1Pet 2:17 . . Fear God, honor the king. Webster's defines kings as as 1) monarchs, 2) paramount chiefs and/or 3) one that holds a preeminent position; e.g. monarchs, sovereigns, presidents, prime ministers, czars, chairmen, etc. There is currently throughout America a wave of hate...

. ● Rom 14:1 . . Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. A strong faith consists of the elements of knowledge, confidence, assurance, and conviction. A weak faith can be defined as vacillating; viz: one that's not all that sure whether something is wrong...

. ● 1Pet 2:17a . . Honor all men. The Greek word translated "honor" is timao (tim-ah'-o) which basically means to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon and/or to revere The first place that timao shows up in the New Testament is Matt 15:4 which reads: "God said: Honor your father and mother."...

. ● 1Pet 1:22b . . See that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently The Greek word translated "love" in that passage is agapao (ag-ap-ah'-o) which is actually a very easy love to practice because it doesn't consist of things like affection and/or sentiment; which are components of the...

. ● Rom 12:20 . . If your personal enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head. Way back when the television show "SURVIVOR" was in its second or third season, two of the women fell out of sorts and one vowed that...

. ● 1Pet 2:21-24 . . Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps . . who, when he was reviled, did not revile in return There's a couple of Greek words translated "revile" in that passage. The first is loidoreo (loy-dor-eh'-o) which means to reproach...

. ● 1Pet 2:1. .Lay aside all evil speaking; The Greek word for "evil speaking" is katalalia (kat-al-al-ee'-ah) which basically means defamation; defined by Webster's as the act of communicating false statements about a person that injures their reputation. Talking about someone behind their...

. ● Rom 12:18 . . If possible, so far as it in your power, be at peace with all men. Assertive, defensive, demanding, fault-finding, imperious, judgmental, confrontational, argumentative, bossy, spirited, hard-nosed, implacable, moody, thin skinned, vindictive, abrasive, spiteful people are not...

. ● 1Pet 2:1 . . Lay aside all envy Webster's defines envy as painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another, coupled with a desire to possess the same advantage There are musicians that I greatly admire for their talent and their creativity. But I don't hate them for it...

. ● 1Pet 2:1-3 . . Lay aside all hypocrisy The Greek word for "hypocrisy" is hupokrisis (hoop-ok'-ree-sis) which is a mite ambiguous. It basically refers to acting under a feigned part. Not all hypocrisy is bad; quite a few people earn an honest living by accepting parts in movies and plays...

. ● 1Pet 2:1-3 . . Lay aside all malice The seven examples of malice listed in post No.7 are pretty good, but I would certainly include spite were it my list. Webster's defines it as petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; i.e. just plain meanness. A...