Adding To Faith

• 2 Peter 1:5 (NIV84)
• 2 Peter 1:6 (NIV84)
• 2 Peter 1:7 (NIV84)
• 2 Peter 1:8 (NIV84)

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Peter provides a very interesting list of seven qualities we need to add to our faith. The order he shares them in is fascinating and I wonder if he felt the list was shared in order of importance. I find it hard to believe he would think so because if it were, I doubt love would be the final characteristic needed.

I do find a few of the immediate connections to be very important. He says we need to add goodness to faith and brotherly kindness to godliness. Peter is stressing the importance of healthy relationships in any healthy spirituality. Often, people who claim to the be faithful and godly people are meaner than the devil. Peter is helping us see that treating others well is central to faith and godliness.

The best test of your faith and godliness is to ask your neighbors, co-workers, acquaintances, and friends to describe how you treat them. If they say you are a good and kind person, you are on the right track.

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