2 Peter 1:9 meaning and explanation

But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

2 Peter 1:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter has just listed the qualities believers are to add to their faith, and here he describes the person who lacks them. Such a person is spiritually nearsighted, unable to see beyond the immediate, and has forgotten the cleansing from past sins that began the Christian life.

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