Almost like Peter was collaborating with James and John. They all talk about how believers in Jesus were supposed to be different. Different enough that people could see it in the way they lived everyday! From the words, it's almost as if they wanted those early Christians to stand out in the crowd. It wasn't the way they dressed, or the neighborhoods where they lived. IT was how they lived and treated one another.
Peter is a little blunt in 1 Peter chapter 1 when he says "don't keep doing what you did when you were ignorant." (my translation of verse 14) Kind of reminds me of how little kids play games – "What boundaries, foul line, batter's box or double dribble?" As they grow older and learn the rules of a game, they play differently and expect others to play differently too.
OK, so what have I learned and how does that change how I live? What about you?