"SAME PRECIOUS FAITH"

"Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours." 2 Peter 1:1

This is the opening verse of Peter’s second letter to dispersed Christians everywhere who share a common faith that is equally precious. My faith is the same faith as you. What God gave me at salvation is the same as He gave you. Our experience may be different; you may walk in your faith stronger than me. You may not be as mature in your faith as I am, but, it is the same precious faith. Equally precious. This is why the billionaire brother and the starving brother are equally as precious, because their faith is the same. We do so much comparing in this life between the “have” and the “have not’s”, the “unknowing” and the “know it all’s”, the “compassionate” and the “dis-compassionate”, the “free” and the “repressed” and the “good and the “bad”. We forget our common ground. The ground is indeed level at the foot of the cross. The faith of every believer that saves them is equal. The addicted and the non-addicted have the same faith; same Jesus, same promises, same cross, same communion, and same power. Our creator created us equal, in terms of our access to Him. Spiritual elitism is a byproduct of too much worldly comparison. One faith, one hope, one baptism, one Savior….think about it.

In Him,
Pastor Fred

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