For this very reason,

"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness;
and to goodness, knowledge;
and to knowledge, self-control;
and to self-control, perseverance;
and to perseverance, godliness;
and to godliness, brotherly kindness;
and to brotherly kindness, love.
For if you possess these... they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." ~2 Peter 1:5-8