~~~~~~~ No 24 in the series - The Epistles of Peter. ~~~~~~~ **Considering 2 Peter 1:5-9** And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; .......and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. (2 Peter 1:5-9) *1/ What we must add - seven things. 2/ The diligence required. 3/ The means of adding to faith.* **Sermon Summary:** The sermon expounds on the necessity of demonstrating genuine faith through practical works, drawing primarily from 2 Peter 1:5-9 and James 2. It outlines seven qualities—virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity—that believers must diligently cultivate to ensure their faith is alive and fruitful. The preacher emphasizes that while salvation is by grace alone, true faith inevitably produces a transformed life characterized by moral strength and obedience to Scripture. Using examples from Abraham and Rahab, the text argues that faith without corresponding action is dead and unfruitful. The message concludes with an exhortation to rely on prayer and the Word of God to sustain this active, obedient Christian walk.