About this episode

The episode explores spiritual formation through the lens of 2 Peter, emphasizing a path of virtues leading to Agape.

Peter writes 2 Peter with a clock ticking in the background, and that urgency changes what he chooses to emphasize. Instead of leaving a fear-based warning, we hear him offer a path of formation, a ladder of virtues that culminates in one unmistakable destination: Agape. We walk slowly through 2 Peter 1:3–7, treating it as a map for spiritual growth and real transformation that holds up under stress. Along the way, we talk about why faith is the foundation, and why trust grows best when peop...

People in this episode

Host: Donald E. Coleman

Topics covered

• spiritual formation
• virtues
• Agape
• faith
• spiritual growth
• transformation

Keywords

• spiritual formation
• 2 Peter
• Agape
• faith
• virtues
• transformation
• growth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 2 Peter, 2 Peter 1:3–7

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