2 Peter

God has given you everything you need to live a good life. He called you by his own glory and goodness. He made great promises. Through these promises, you can break free from the evil wanting that ruins the world. You can share in God's very own nature. Not someday far away. Starting now.

Do not let your faith stand alone. Add goodness. Add knowing. Add self-control. Add patience. Add living for God. Add kindness to other believers. Add love. Let each one grow inside you, one on top of the other, like stones in a wall. Then your life will have meaning and direction.

If these things grow in you, your life moves forward. But if they are missing, you are blind. You have forgotten that your sins were washed away. So work hard. Make your calling sure. This keeps you from falling. It opens the gate wide into the forever kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:3