When he urged Christians to "keep yourselves in God's love," he also revealed in the same passage the key to doing so, saying: "Build yourselves up on your most holy faith."
Lapho enxusa amaKristu ukuba 'azigcine othandweni lukaNkulunkulu,' washo nesihluthulelo sokwenza kanjalo kulelo vesi: "Ngokuzakha okholweni lwenu olungcwelengcwele."