"Due Deligence"
Thttps://www.crabtreevalleybaptist.org/spiritual-due-diligence/ The term “Due Diligence” is used in the business world to describe the careful examination of all issues involved in a transaction. A failure to exercise due diligence could be a financial disaster. “Due Diligence” is also important in spiritual matters. In 2 Peter 1:5-6 (KJV) we are admonished to “giving all diligence” to our faith by adding virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity. In simple language, we are expected to grow in our faith, to advance in our understanding of God and what God requires and expects of us. The faith that God requires of us is a simple faith totally dependent upon Christ and Christ alone. Faith in Christ alone is the foundation upon which we build and grow into spiritual maturity. When we add to our faith the ingredients listed in 2 Peter 1:5-6 , we are told in verse 8 “If you possess these qualities in increasing measure, t