FOR THIS VERY REASON
SCRIPTURE READING: 2 PETER 1:5-7
“For this very reason,” refers to the fact that God has “given us everything we need” (v. 3) and given us His promises, so that we may let His Life flow through us (“participate in the divine nature”). Because of this, you must heed Peter’s advice.
This listing of virtues is a natural progression. It’s not so much that you can “add” these things to your character, but that they grow, one out of the other.
