2Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of
Jesus our Lord.
3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and
godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and
goodness.
4Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so
that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the
corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and
to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control,
perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
8For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep
you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
9But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has
forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
10Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and
election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall,
11and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ.
Be sure.
Because the alternative is ineffectiveness and unproductiveness - and do you know what that means? Lost people we aren't reaching because we don't remember we've been forgiven and lose sight of our faith.
By "we" I mean "I".
Don't have a lot more to say than that.
2 comments:
Are you sure?
Because sometimes it doesnt seem like you are.
Dear Anonymous,
Thank you for reminding us to be sure, and that we are NOT PERFECT, but through the grace of our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ we are made perfect.
This is a journey that is won and lost one step at a time.
Thank you Bethany for your openness. I really needed to hear this today. Esp the part about self-control of which I am like majorally lacking.
Love ya,
Sallye
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