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Again, the group plowing the field ahead of me has pretty much covered it all. But here's what I wrote in my devotional journal, anyway: God has given us all we need, both to live in the physical world (life) and in the spiritual (godliness). We get these things through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Knowing him is so important. People who want to reduce Christianity to a mere intellectual belief or a credo are missing the point: God wants to know us, and paid a horrific price in order to have a relationship with us. == Ross ==

Sorry to be such a late poster... I started on the study pretty well into the game. I think everyone pretty much covered the ground for Question 1 except for these little tidbits: 1. Of all the apostles, Peter and Paul both seemed keenly aware of their pasts: Paul as a former persecutor of the believers and Peter as one who had denied Christ. In that light, I find it especially meaningful that Peter would write of how precious the faith is. This gives me hope and comfort, for I, too, am an unworthy sinner with a past. The quality of my faith is as precious as Peter's. God loves me just as much. 2. Much has been made about the difference between Peter's faith and ours, but that difference is a result of the utilization of the resource. If Bill Gates somehow limited himself to living on my salary, his lifestyle would be much different even if he still had his billions in the bank. He would not be utilizing the resources he has. Likewise, if my faith is "less" than Peter's, it is because I'm not utilizing the resources my heavenly Father provides to me. Thanks! == Ross ==

Hello everyone. My name is Ross Lambert. I live on the dry side of the Cascade mountains in north-central Washington state. I've been a born-again believer for over 30 years, and married to my beautiful bride, Tammy, for 23 of those years. God is good, indeed. I'm a senior software engineer and system architect for a telecommunications company in Kirkland, WA. I get to telecommute four days a week (another blessing). I have a few entrepreneurial dabblings, which is actually how I ran into pastor Ralph, i.e. via his marketing web site. I've joined up for the II Peter and Jude study this morning. I guess I'm a late starter, but I'm looking forward to getting caught up. == Ross ==