Peter encourages the Christians to grow in grace and in the
knowledge of Jesus Christ because there would be false teachers who would try
to destroy the Christians’ relationship with Jesus Christ as their personal
Savior. Peter explained that God has given us blessings and precious promises.
With these gifts we can share in being like God, and the world will not ruin us
with its evil desires.
“Because you have these blessings, do your best to
add these
things in your lives:
1) to your faith, add goodness; and
2) to your goodness, add knowledge; and
3) to your knowledge, add self-control; and
4) to your self-control, add patience; and
5) to your patience, add service for God; and
6) to your service for God, add kindness for your
brothers
and sisters in Christ; and
7) to this kindness, add love.” 2 Peter 1:5-7
Peter went on to say: “If all these things are in you and
are growing, they will help you to be useful and productive in your knowledge
of our Lord Jesus Christ. But anyone who does not have these things cannot see
clearly. He is blind and has forgotten that he was made clean from his past
sins. My brothers and sisters, try hard to be certain that you really are
called and chosen by God. If you do all these things, you will never fall. And
you will be given a very great welcome into eternal kingdom of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ. You know these things, and you are very strong in the
truth …” (I Pet. 1:8-12).
Peter was a man chosen by Jesus Christ to be one of His
closest friends. When Jesus asked his followers, “Who do people say that Son of
Man is?” Several of them gave different answers, but it wasn’t what Jesus wanted
to hear so He asked again, “who do you say I am?” It was Peter who answered to
Jesus, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:13). Peter had
a wonderful privileged in knowing Christ. Peter encourages us to know Christ,
too!
So let’s grow in grace!
Dorothy
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