For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

 (iii) Christians are what the Revised Standard Version calls a holy nation. We have already seen that the basic meaning of hagios ( G40) (holy) is different. The Christian has been chosen that he may be different from other men. That difference lies in the fact that he is dedicated to God's will and to God's service. Other people may follow the standards of the world but for him the only standards are God's. A man need not even start on the Christian way unless he realizes that it will compel him to be different from other people. 