1)”Fleshly lusts war against the soul”-We are saved by the grace of God from the penalty of sin.Rom.6:23.But still we are in the flesh.Rom.7:20.We are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.Read commentary for Eph.4:24 in this web site.Sanctification is a continuous process.Rom.6:22.Read 1 Cor.9:27.
2)We have to consider that there are three aspects of Salvation:
i)Justification (ii)sanctification& (iii)Glorification.
3)While writing to the young Pastor Timothy,Paul says in 2 Tim.2:22,”Flee also youthful lusts;but follow righteousness,faith,charity,peace,with them that call on the lord out of pure heart.”In 1 Tim.4:12 we read,”….be thou an example of the believers.”
4)Note Paul’s counsel to another Pastor,- Titus.”In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works”Tit.2:7.
5)We are to seek those which are above & set the affection on things above, not on things on the earth.Col.3:1,2.The life style of a saved person must be different from those who are not saved.Eph.4:17-22.
6)We are saved to live a holy life not a sinful life.Read Rom.6:11-15;
1 Cor.6:19,20;9:25;2 cor.3:18;1Thes.3:7;1 Pet.1:15,16.The hope of the final destiny of the believer is to conform to the image of Jesus Christ.Rom 8:2
7)Refer commentaries for 1 Pet.1:1.

Commentary by Alexander
Posted on: 9/8/2008 00:49 am

He says not “go live in sin because you are once saved always saved.” Rather he says “I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;” whereby he shows that your pastor is a minister of Satan if he preaches “once saved always saved” or says that Christians can sin sin sin and be ok.

Commentary by josh
Posted on: 9/7/2008 04:16 am