Posted by Tom D. on 9/30/2009, 11:14 am
The christian life begins when one places their trust in the
Savior, but Peter wants us to understand that becoming a
christian is not the end, it is the beginning. The Christian
life is to be "addded to".
Look again at verse 5 and note that we are to be "GIVING
ALL DILIGENCE" as we add to our faith.
The word "diligence" refers to the earnest, zealous,
exertion of oneself.
This matter of adding to our faith, seeing our faith
strengthened and enriched demands our diligence.
No one grows in the spiritual realm automatically.
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