"For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins." (2 Peter 1:9 NASB) The qualities referred to here are faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love....
"For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 1:8 NASB) We start with faith as our foundation and then we add to it virtue, knowledge self-control,...
"And (add) to your brotherly kindness, love...." (2 Peter 1:7 NASB) Love is the divine nature of God. The Bible says that God is love. The Greek word for love used here is "agape." It means a love feast of the kind of love that God gives. As Christians, we are...
"...He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren." (Rom. 8:29 NASB) Consider the story of 17-year-old Jacklyn Lucas, who enlisted in the Marines at the age of 14 by lying about his age. He...
"And (add) to godliness brotherly kindness." (2 Peter 1:7) Brotherly kindness implies a family bond. We must see that all in the Body of Christ are actually our brothers and sisters, and we need to conduct ourselves accordingly. Brotherly kindness goes beyond...
"And [add] to patience godliness...." (2 Peter 1:6) We start with faith as our foundation and then we add to it virtue, knowledge, self-control, patience, and now godliness. Godliness is a pretty imposing term. We think we must conduct ourselves in a...
"And [add] to temperance patience" (2 Peter 1:6) Patience. Isn't that what we want and we want it right now? Patience is the ability to stay steadfast and constant in life, even when things seem to be in a holding pattern. Patience is the characteristic of...
"And (add) to knowledge temperance...." (2 Peter 1:6) We start with faith as our foundation and then we add to it virtue, knowledge and now temperance. What is temperance? Temperance is self-control. It is the quality of the divine nature that demands that a higher...
"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your...virtue, knowledge." (2 Peter 1:5) Again I must emphasize the importance of growing in the knowledge of God. God thinks differently than we think. That's because He's far above all the issues and circumstances we...
"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue...." (2 Peter 1:5) We start with faith in God and then Peter tells us to add virtue to it. Virtue is Christian energy. Virtue is power from God to do the God things in our life. Virtue is a...
"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge." (1 Peter 1:5) Faith in God is the foundation of our relationship with Him. Without faith it is impossible to please God. God is a faith God and we are faith kids of our...
"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." (2Peter 1:4) Can you imagine what it means to us to be partakers of God's...
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