The writer to the Hebrews was addressing a people who once endured much affliction after they were illuminated. But at this present stage in their lives they were tottering in their faithfulness. After all, we don't draw back the author emphasizes.

Our faith is important to our Christian maturity because so many other traits are added to our faith. In addition, faith was taken above all in the armor of God in Ephesians 6. It was a means of protection to those other protective pieces of the armor. In this lesson we highlight the other items that should be added to our faith in order to continue to grow.

Ultimately, Paul's prayer for this early church was for them to be dominated and controlled by the fullness of God. He wanted them to become everything that Spirit inside them wanted them to become. God having freedom to work to his fullest in our lives or the life of the church is the glory in the church.

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To the sons of Abraham's concubines Abraham gave gifts but to Isaac Abraham gave all that he had. Abraham gave everything to the one that had trusted him when everything appeared as though it was gong to be taken from Isaac.

While the Holy Ghost is an excellent beginning, we must continue to grow up into Him in all things. Peter admonishes us to add to our faith a lists of seven other items. In doing so we further solidify our calling and election in Christ.

The church reveals the mystery. Collectively and individually we have been given grace for ourselves. In addition, grace has been given to us as distributors of it. A church, a group of people should be the most gracious that have been shown the most grace.

Throughout the pages of scripture God identifies himself as several things. In essence, he is whatever we need for the present circumstance. He always proves to be more than enough.

There is a real danger for the church to slip into a lukewarm mode and drift off into a cold state. We must take advantage of that position when we are hot. This is a challenge to seize the opportunity when it is present.