“He did not discriminate between us (Jews & Gentiles), for he purified their hearts by faith.” Commentary: Peter says in 2 Peter 1:5 to add to your faith virtue and virtue knowledge and then to add temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly love and charity. Faith in Christ is the foundation for all the fruit of the Holy Spirit! Without faith it is impossible to please God! Faith comes by hearing the Word of God! The Jews tried to discourage the disciples by bringing the law of circumcision adding the works of the law as necessary to really be saved! Peter understood we are saved by grace! That is God doing for us what we could never do for ourselves! No human can totally keep the law! The law can never save us in fact it condemns us as sinners! The God/Man Christ was the only one who kept the law! This complete obedience to the law took him to the Cross the perfect sacrifice without sin! Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments! This is not humanly possible only through the love of God! Jesus said we are to love God and man the two greatest commandments! True salvation is an inside job! The law can never redeem us because it comes from the outside in! Christ’s love is from the inside out! You must be born again! Love covers a multitude of sins! Without the love of God dwelling in us we will discriminate against all joining the forces of evil! Satan told Adam and Eve surely God is a liar! They believed the lie about God and discrimination against God began in the Garden of Eden! Integration begins when you accept Christ the perfect sacrifice for all our sin! Then the Holy Spirit moves in to keep you secure forever! James & Hamsa Sasse. IndiaJesusLovesYou.com