Within a few short years of Jesus' death and resurrection, the Apostle Peter would write to the struggling believers scattered throughout" to encourage them as they dealt with a culture in moral decline. As "obedient children," he told them in 1 Peter 1:14, "do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." (NIV)...