What is Growth?

What is Growth? I often hear Christians saying in one form or another that “things are going well” and that they are “growing a lot”.  Or another way of saying this is that because they are “growing”, things appear to be going well.  Whenever I hear this, I always question why they think they are [...]

2nd Peter 1:2

2nd Peter 1:2 “Grace to youa, and peace be multiplied  in the acknowledgementb of God and of Jesus our Lord!  ” A) The word for grace in Greek is charis, (χάρις) means acceptable, benefit, or favour.  When the Christian speaks of grace, he speaks of being accepted into the presence of God (Ephesians 2:13).   He has received [...]

Growing from Faith to Love

Growing from Faith to Love Some of my favorite verses on sanctification are 2 Peter 1:5-9: “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. [...]