So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin. 1 Peter 4:1

My brothers and sisters in Christ, if you have suffered physically for Christ, you won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God. You have already lived long enough like people who don’t know God. You were immoral and followed your evil desires. You went around drinking and partying and carrying on. In fact, you even worshiped disgusting idols. Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you; but remember, that they will have to face God, who will judge everyone, both the living and the dead.