Humility

God has an incredible plan for each of us, far better than what pride convinces us to settle for. Pride is a universal, subtle sin that always attaches to other sins, but the consequences of confessing it and bringing it into the light are always less than the consequences of hiding it.

Jesus told His disciples the world would know they were His followers not by their theology, power, or purity, but by their love. Peter, thirty years later, writes to persecuted believers to explain what that love actually looks like in practice, giving six ingredients that combat conflict and let a watching world see a different kind of kingdom.