<p>4:1- see on Phil. 2:9.</p><p><i>Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh- </i>That He suffered &ldquo;in the flesh&rdquo; could be seen as stating the obvious until it is realized that Peter is referring to the way in which he actually saw the flesh of Christ really suffering.</p><p><i>Arm yourselves also with the same mind</i>- The height of this calling is colossal. To think and feel as He did as He hung upon the cross. The very extremity of the calling is what binds us together; we who at least attempt to rise up to it. The appeal is just as in Phil. 2:5- to take on the mind of Christ which He had in His time of dying. The principle of being 'of the same mind' should beg the question 'Of whose mind?'. The answer of course is the Lord. The real basis for unity in practice is not an on paper agreement about theological points, but a sober dedication by each person in Christ to take on the mind of the Master. And moreso, His mind whilst impaled on the stake. The mind that propelled Him, braver and more determined than any man has been, to death itself and beyond.</p><p><i>For he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin- </i>A dead person doesn't sin. And we are in the dead Christ. See on 3:10 <i>Let him restrain</i>.</p>