We will briefly review what we have learned from First Peter.  We, like Peter, should identify ourselves as Christians, those saved by faith in the grace of God.  This has been the plan of salvation since before the creation of the world.  It is not that God ordained us, or even certain of us, to fail, but that He knew when He gave us free will that we could fail.  The life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ was and is and always will be the only way to salvation.  We also learn that we are to love one another as God loves us.  We are not only to love our fellow believers, but we are to even love those who hate and despise us.  Christ did not just love and die for certain people who loved and treated Him right, but for all people, even those who nailed Him to the cross.  We, as followers of Christ, are to love with the same type love.  We are also called on to obey the government, or anyone in a position of power over us, unless they require us to go against God's law.  We cannot just claim that since we are forgiven of our sins that we are free to do anything we choose to do.  We are to set the example for others, not only our fellow Christians but also for the lost of the world.  God should always be glorified by our actions, and we should always make sure that He receives the honor and glory.  There is no room for self glorification as a follower of Christ.  We are also to control our speech.  This is more than just not using profanity.  We are not to say anything that would dishonor God, and spreading rumors or telling lies about others is certainly never acceptable.