knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,

 We must repeat that this does not mean withdrawal from the world; but it does mean that the Christian sees all things in the light of eternity and life as a journey towards God. It is this which decides the importance which he attaches to anything; it is this which dictates his conduct. It is the touchstone and the dynamic of his life. 