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By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.

2 Peter 1:3-11

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.

2 Peter 1:3-11

The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But those who fail to develop in this way are short sighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:3-11

5 TRUTHS AND A PROMISE1. We have all we need to live a godly life.

2. We have God’s divine nature.

3. We need to make every effort to

grow.

4. We need to add to your faith to

grow.

4. Work hard at living godly

The Promise

Do these things and you will never fall away.

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life.

2 Peter 1:3

We have all we need for living a godly life

Truth # 1

This is the covenant I will establish...

I will put my laws in their mindsand write them on their hearts.I will be their God,and they will be my people.

No longer will they teach their neighbor,or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’because they will all know me,from the least of them to the greatest.. Hebrews 8:10-11

We have all we need for living a godly life

These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.

2 Peter 1:4

We have God’s divine nature

Truth # 2

To God’s elect... who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:1-2

For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son.

Romans 8:29

We have God’s divine nature

[5] In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises... [8] The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:5&8

2 Peter 1:4

We need to make every effort to grow

Truth # 3

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.

1 Peter 2:2

We need to make every effort to grow

Supplement [Add to] your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, patient endurance, godliness,  brotherly affection, and love for everyone.

2 Peter 1:5-7

We need to add to faith to grow

Truth # 4

We are saved so that we can grow to resemble Christ and so that we can serve others. God wants to produce his character in us. But to do this, he demands our discipline and effort. As we obey Christ we will develop self-control. Our faith must go beyond what we believe; it must become a dynamic part of all we do, resulting in good fruit and spiritual maturity. Salvation does not depend on good deeds, but it results in good deeds. A person who claims to be saved while remaining unchanged does not understand faith or what God has done for him or her.

We need to add to our faith to grow

Work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen.

2 Peter 1:10

Work hard at living godly

Truth # 5

Do these things, and you will never fall away. Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom.

2 Peter 1:10-11

Do these things and you will not fall away

The promise