An Ongoing Active Faith!

 God has definitely secured our salvation and  if we have true faith then as we follow the Spirit we will naturally add to our faith. True faith is active in the things of God. True faith does not lack true works (Jas. 1:18-20). As new creations, we will walk in the Spirit (Gal. 5:25), and in so doing, we develop an inner peace that comes from our ongoing living relationship with God - a peace that surpasses all understanding (Phil. 4:7). This sense of peace is strengthened as we continue to be obedient to God in our everyday lives. Moreover, such obedience produces spiritual fruit (Gal. 5:22-23) that continues to demonstrate and prove our salvation (Jas. 2:18-20). But again, these fruits do NOT save us; rather they are a continuous indicator that we are truly saved.

So, because Christians are new creatures in Christ Jesus (2 Cor. 5:17), they will continuously "make every effort to add to their faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love" (2 Pet. 1:5-7). T Peter is saying move forward, move forward, move forward. Because of whose you are, be all you can be for his glory.