We have expounded through the catalog of virtues listed in verses five through seven. The crowning virtue, and that which comprehends all of the others, is love (“agape”). Peter closes this passage by giving both positively and negatively the importance, necessity, and benefits of cultivating all seven virtues. We should not rest content with our present attainment in these virtues. They must not only be “in us,” but they must “abound.” Lack of spiritual growth is a sign of spiritual death.
Where there is no growth, there is no saving faith. These blessed results of cultivating Christ-like virtue are not optional. They are not luxuries. They are necessities. We can't afford to stall spiritually. Have you had your spiritual “vital signs” taken lately?
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Bob Vradenburgh is the senior pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has spent 40 years in full-time Christian service: the first 20 years as a missionary and the past 20 years in the pastorate. Bob’s passion is the expository preaching of God’s Word,...
