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Transcript of 2 Peter 1:3-11 Diligently Building Your Faith. Life and Godliness (3,4) All Things Pertaining to...
Life and Godliness (3,4)
• All Things Pertaining to Life and Godliness
• Given to us by his Divine Power
• Life- our spiritual life or union with God
• Godliness- Living our life through faith.
• 2 Tim 3:16,17. All Scripture given by God is profitable.
• Through the knowledge of Him who called us
• A knowledge of God and Jesus.
• More than intellectual knowledge.
• Means full and thorough knowledge or recognition.
• We must become fully acquainted with God and Jesus.
Life and Godliness (3,4)
• Exceedingly Great and Precious Promises
• The gifts God has promised are very great and valuable.
• God is the giver of them.
• They also enable us to get out of this life alive.
• Forgiveness of sins, Holy Spirit, God’s Care and Strength, Eternal life.
Life and Godliness (3,4)
• Partakers of the Divine Nature.
• We share in things related to God’s divine nature.
• We do not partake in God’s deity.
• We can take part in his divinity.
• Holiness, Love, Righteousness, etc.
• We can take part in all of these.
Life and Godliness (3,4)
• Escaped the Corruption
• Through these precious promises and this divine nature, we can overcome the world.
• When we obey the Gospel, we become new. Rom 6:3,4; Eph. 4:22-24
Life and Godliness (3,4)
• Giving All Diligence
• We must be diligent in our service to God.
• Half-hearted service is not pleasing to God Rev 3:15,16; Matt 6:24.
• We must have determination if we hope to build our faith!
Diligently Add To Your Faith (5-7)
• Add to your faith
• Add- From Greek epichoregeo meaning to bring alongside or to join together.
• We must add to our faith.
• Faith is our foundation. Heb. 11:6; John 6:29
• Without faith anything else is meaningless.
Diligently Add To Your Faith (5-7)
• Add to your faith
• Virtue- Moral Excellence, integrity. The courage to stand up for your convictions.
• Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego had this courage.
• We must have courage to stand for our convictions.
Diligently Add To Your Faith (5-7)
• Add to your faith
• Knowledge-understanding, insight.
• A knowledge of God and His Word.
• Our faith must be built on our knowledge of God’s Word.
• We must be firmly grounded in the truth.
• We must continue to add knowledge to virtue.
Diligently Add To Your Faith (5-7)
• Add to your faith
• Self Control- subduing our passions and desires.
• W/o self control, we find knowledge without practice.
• Every sin is a lack of self control
• Self control must be brought alongside our faith.
Diligently Add To Your Faith (5-7)
• Add to your faith
• Patience, we must have patience in our service to God and Jesus.
• We must endure whatever hardships come our way.
• Patience, while at times difficult, must be added to our faith.
Diligently Add To Your Faith (5-7)
• Add to your faith
• Godliness- Respect or reverence for God and his demands for our lives.
• We will strive to pattern our lives after Jesus’ life.
• We need to develop godly attributes.
• Godliness is needed to build our faith.
Diligently Add To Your Faith (5-7)
• Add to your faith
• Brotherly Kindness- desire to do good to all.
• We need to be like the Good Samaritan.
• We ought to try to help our others in any way we can. Gal 6:2,10.
• Let us diligently add brotherly kindness to our faith.
Diligently Add To Your Faith (5-7)
• Add to your faith
• Love- Caring enough to sacrifice for what is best.
• We must always seek the best for others.
• Love shows our devotion to God, Jesus, and our fellowman.
• 1st and 2nd Commands Matt 22:37-39
• We must supply love to our faith.
Diligently Add To Your Faith (5-7)
• Yours and Abound
• These things must be a part of out lives.
• They must be abundant.
• How much physical abundance do we have?
• Do we have such spiritual abundance?
• With abundance we will not be unfruitful.
“These Things” (8-11)
“These Things” (8-11)
• He who lacks these things
• If we lack these qualities, we are shortsighted.
• Spiritually near-sighted.
• Forgotten that we have been cleansed of our sins.
• Let us never forget that Jesus cleansed us from our sins.
“These Things” (8-11)
• Make Your Call and Election Sure
• We must give diligence or be determined to make our call and election sure.
• Do we treat it with due urgency?
• 1 Pet 2:9 Are you sure you are of God’s elect?
• Are we diligent to make sure?
• You will never stumble
• We will never stumble if we are diligently serving God as we ought to.
• We must not let the cares of the world in.
• James 2:10
• If we keep our focus on God, we will not stumble.
“These Things” (8-11)
• Abundant Entrance Into the Kingdom
• We will gain entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven.
• We can look forward to our reward.
• We can victoriously claim our reward.
• 2 Tim 4:6-8
“These Things” (8-11)