"To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours" (2 Peter 1:1, NIV)
The ESV states a "faith that is of equal standing as our own". Let that sink in a moment. Peter is writing believers that were not among the Disciples and is calling their faiths equal on account of the righteousness of Christ. Peter had been used by Christ to accomplish some pretty amazing things. He'd cast out demons, healed people and briefly walked on water. He had seen Christ in his glorified form. Yet his faith was equal to those he was writing because of the righteousness of God and Christ Jesus.
First, Peter seems to have learned some humility by the time he penned it. Second, how great is it to consider that what makes our faith precious or on equal standing to great men of God is the righteousness of God himself? I for one, am certainly thankful that the importance level of my faith is not based upon a meritocracy.
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