Origen:
"It is advantageous to each one for him to perceive his own particular nature and the grace of God. For he who does not perceive his own weakness and the divine favor, … not having tested himself nor having condemned himself, will imagine that the benefit conferred upon him by the grace of heaven is his own doing. And this imagination also produces vanity, which will be the cause of his downfall."
Irenaeus:
"[Jesus] will, in the exercise of his grace, confer immortality on the righteous, the holy, those who have kept His commandments, and those who have persevered in His love."
Clement of Alexandria:
"‘For by grace we are saved’—but not, indeed, without good works. Rather, we must be saved by being molded for what is good, acquiring an inclination for it. And we must possess the healthy mind that is fixed on the pursuit of the good. For this, we have the greatest need of divine grace, of right teaching, of holy susceptibility, and of the drawing of the Father to Himself."
Question for Today
Peter exhorts us to grow in the grace of Jesus.
Scripture and the early Christians name many types of people to whom God give grace, like the humble, the pure, and those who ask for it.
Which quality do you most need to develop in order to grow in grace?
The Historic Faith
Discussion (3)
I want to take this devotional as a challenge to be diligent in prayer that leads me to a deeper love and obedience for Christ!