THE PROMISE A FREE GIFT “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises.”—2 Peter 1:4. OBSERVE that word “given.” Peter says, “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises.” We are beholden for everything to the gift of God. We live upon divine charity. All that we have we have received as a gift, and all we are to have must come in the same way. “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life.” We are unable to earn anything, but God is able to