We are to do our best to live in peace with everyone, rather than being disputatious or deliberately antagonistic. We are also to live lives that are worthy of the Lord. It is only if we live as holy people, ie people set apart for God, that people will see the Lord. We are the Lord's witnesses on the earth.
We not to fall short of the grace of God, or fails to grasp the grace of God What does this mean? Living in the grace of God means a whole new way of living. It is not a religious life, it is not one of striving to prove we are better than others. It is one of knowing that God has forgiven us all our sins, and is giving us the power to live a Christlike life.
In particular we must avoid bitterness arising, for this is utterly destructive. We can become bitter about circumstances, about things that have happened to us. This will do us no good, even if what happened was totally unfair. Instead we must approach life knowing that the grace of God will enable us to overcome all things. Nor must we be bitter against other people. We can have hate against others, or we can be resentful of others who we see as being unfairly advantaged over us. We must not allow either of these attitudes to take hold. Instead we must trust in the grace of God.
Esau is cited as an example of how things can go wrong. He allowed the difficulty of the moment to lead him into making a stupid decision. We must live for God all of the time.
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