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2 Peter 1:12

First Nations Version

Even though you know these things and stand firm in the truth you now have, as long as I live in this body I will never stop reminding you about these things. I think it is the right thing to do,

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I write this to you not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie comes from the truth.


So then, my sacred family members, dance with glad hearts in harmony with our Honored Chief. I never grow tired of writing these things to you again, for they give you a safe path to follow.


Let your roots grow deep into him, and then your faith will grow strong and your steps will become firm on this path that you have learned to follow, always giving thanks to the Great Spirit.


I want to remind you of some things you already know. First, that our Honored Chief who rescued his people from Black Land (Egypt) later stuck down the ones who turned away from trusting him.


This love comes from the truth that lives in us and will remain with us to the time beyond the end of all days.


But I call on you, my much-loved friends, to remember the words spoken by the message bearers of our Honored Chief, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, as they warned us of what was coming.


My much-loved friends, I was eagerly preparing to write to you about how we have all been set free and made whole. As I thought about this, I felt that I needed to urge you to wage a spiritual battle for the faith that was once and for all handed down to his holy ones.


So then, my much-loved friends, since I have warned you ahead of time, stay alert! Then none of these bent and twisted people will lead you down the wrong path and cause you to lose your own spiritual balance.


My much-loved ones, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both letters to stir up your memories and awaken good thoughts.


I am making it my aim to share these things with you, so that after I have walked on you will always be able to remember what you have been taught.


I have written this short letter to you by the hand of Forest Walker (Silvanus). He is a spiritual brother whom I count as trustworthy. With a few strong words, I have told you the truth about the gift of Creator’s great kindness. So stand firm in this truth!


But you will not have to suffer for long, for the Great Spirit who gives us his gift of great kindness will restore you, set your feet on solid ground, and strengthen you. For he has called you into the bright-shining greatness of the Chosen One that will never fade away.


Do not let all kinds of strange teachings take you down a wrong path. For our hearts are made strong by the gift of Creator’s great kindness, not from following rules about what foods to eat. These kinds of rules have not helped those who have followed after them.


Remember those early days when you first started walking in the light of the good story. You kept walking the road even when the way forward was a struggle filled with pain and suffering.


This is why I now remind you to fan into flame the gift Creator gave you when I laid my hands on you as you were set in place as a spiritual leader.


If you make these things clear to the members of the sacred family, you will be a good servant of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One. This shows that the trust you have in the message of our spiritual ways and the good teaching you have been following has helped you to grow spiritually strong.


So the members of the sacred family were made strong in the faith, and their numbers grew larger each day.


This love and trust come from the hope you have in Creator’s promises kept safe for you in the spirit-world above. It is the same hope you heard about when you were told the words of truth found in Creator’s good story.





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