1 Peter 2:11

1 Peter 2:11

11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of
the flesh, which wage war against your soul.

From verse 11 we see that we should strive to “abstain from the passions of the flesh,” or abstain from physical sins. We are told that these not only are sins, but in fact war against our soul. In Romans 13:14 we are told that through or Lord Jesus Christ we can defeat lust:

“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its
desires.”

Galatians 5:24 tells us that our fleshly desires have been crucified:

“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions
and desires.”