Abstain the sinful desires and show proper respect to everyone

1 Peter 2:9-17
My identity: a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belongs to God.
Purpose: declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Urge us: abstain戒除 from sinful desires, which war against our soul. Live such good lives among the pagans, they may see our good deeds and glorify God on the day he visit us.
Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men.
Doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.
Show proper respect to everyone.
Abstain: to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy.
Why?
Live exemplary lives. Make sure there are no grounds for any accusations brought against you. (Christians in Peter's day had to live down unsavoury rumours that they practised incest亂倫, held sexual orgies狂歡- even that they were cannibals食人族)
Obey the civil authorities (Peter writes this with Nero ruling the empire!)
We are the holy nation, so we should abstain from sinful desires. Doing good to silence the ignorant talk of foolish talk.
How?
To me the most important matter is abstain the sinful desires and show proper respect to everyone.