THE CHRISTIAN GRACES: BROTHERLY KINDNESS AND LOVE
In today's society Christian brotherly kindness i.e love, affection and kindness towards our christian brethren first before we display and give love to unbelievers is slowly eroding away. Many Christians are not empathetic towards to the plight of their brethren and that's what Apostle Peter is trying to discourage when he continues his message on the Christian Graces in 2 Peter 1:7 "to godliness add Christian affection; and to Christian affection add love ". I love the way the New Living translation relays it, 2 Peter 1:7 " Godliness leads to love for other Christians, and finally you will grow to have genuine love for everyone ". These verses are self explanatory. The Godliness we are now practicing and depicting impels us to care for our christian brothers and sisters in Christ first . We are inherently driven to care and show affection for our Christian brethren. Even when we don't feel obliged to be kind or caring to our fellow believers(...