as one escaping through the flames” (1 Cor 3:15). Both Peter and Paul may have had in mind Jesus’ plea to us to “store up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Mt 6:20). The words will receive (v. 11) have the same significance as the word add in verse 5: the suggested metaphor of the lavish equipping of a chorus. Peter challenges us with the promise that if we “equip” ourselves generously with the virtues of Christ, when we enter heaven God will glorify those qualities we have developed in this life