Category Archives: Life

The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race. From his throne he observes all who live on the earth. He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do. – Psalms 33:13-15 (NLT) Eagles’ eyes, fixed on the sides of their head, give them a nearly panoramic vision. And while most humans haveContinue reading “More Than Eyes in The Sky”

The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins. So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove thatContinue reading “Supplements of Faith – Final thoughts…”

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection and brotherly affection with love for everyone. – 2Continue reading “Supplements of Faith – Love for Everyone”

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection… – 2 Peter 1:5-7 (NLT) The King James’ versionsContinue reading “Supplements of Faith – Brotherly Kindness”

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness. – 2 Peter 1:5-6 (NLT) What is godliness? Collins defines it as, “the qualityContinue reading “Supplements of Faith – Godliness”

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance…– 2 Peter 1:5-6 (NLT) Looking at steadfastness, I am not really surprised it is listed right after self-control. OtherContinue reading “Supplements of Faith – Steadfastness”

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control…– 2 Peter 1:5-6 (NLT) The biblical description of “self-control” is not a gritted teeth determination to control our emotions and desires. Self-control is aContinue reading “Supplements of Faith – Self-Control”

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge. – 2 Peter 1:5(NLT) The dictionary defines knowledge as: “facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding ofContinue reading “Supplements of Faith – Knowledge”

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue… – 2 Peter 1:5 (ESV) I like the way New Living Translation puts it, “…Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence…” While the Message replaces virtue with good character. “Moral excellence” or “virtue” simply means the act or quality ofContinue reading “Supplements of Faith – Virtue”

The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. – 2 Peter 1:8 (NLT) The Bible says that Faith is “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV). The book of Romans also tells us that FaithContinue reading “Supplements of Faith”