2 Peter 1:3-15 - Growth In The Faith

³ As His divine power having given unto us all things which appertain to life and godliness, through the perfect knowledge of the one having called us to his own glory and virtue: ⁴ through which precious and greatest promises have been given unto us; that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world through lust. ⁵ And in harmony with this same thing also, add to your faith heroism; and to heroism, knowledge; ⁶ and to knowledge holiness; and to holiness patience; and patience, godliness; ⁷ and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness divine love. ⁸ For these things, being in you and overflowing, render you neither barren nor unfruitful in the perfect knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ; ⁹ for he unto whom these things are not present is blind, not seeing afar off, having received the forgetfulness of his purgation from his old sins. ¹⁰ Therefore, brethren, be the more diligent to make your calling and election sure: for doing these things you can never fall. ¹¹ For in this way an entrance will be administered unto you abundantly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

¹² Therefore I will be about to always remind you concerning these things, even though knowing them, and being established in the present truth. ¹³ But I consider it righteous, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by remembrance; ¹⁴ knowing that the laying aside of my tabernacle is swift, as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me. ¹⁵ And I will endeavor to have each one of you after my departure make mention of these things.