What are his commandments?

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420» 1Pet 2:11 . . Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain
from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.

"fleshly lusts" pertain to human nature's longings and cravings. Not all are
bad for us. The ones we need to avoid indulging are the inordinate ones, viz:
those that wage war against the soul, i.e. have a marked effect upon the
core of our being.

* An example of this is located in the 13th chapter of 2Samuel.
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421» 1Pet 2:12 . . Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that
in the thing in which they slander you as malefactors, they may on account
of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of
visitation.

The Greek word for "malefactors" is somewhat ambiguous. It can, among
other things, refer to a bad influence.

Curiously, some of the principles and core values held dear by Christians are
sometimes regarded by non Christians as detrimental to the so-called
greater good; especially in socialist, communist, and/or totalitarian societies.

The Greek word for "visitation" is another ambiguous word that can mean,
among other things, inspection and/or evaluation.

Webster’s defines "inspection" as a checking or testing of an individual
against established standards.

If it turns out that the criticism hurled at believers was unjustified, then the
hurlers will have to pay. In so doing, how will they glorify God? Well, the
slanderers themselves may not pay their respects to God, but their
retribution will certainly honor His standards.
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"fleshly lusts" pertain to human nature's longings and cravings. Not all are bad for us.
The ones we need to avoid indulging are the inordinate ones, viz: those that wage war
against the soul, i.e. have a marked effect upon the core of our being.

Galatians 5:17 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is
contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.