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2 Peter 2 Peter 1:5-71:5-7

Text: 2 Peter 1:5-7 (KJV)Text: 2 Peter 1:5-7 (KJV)

5 And beside this, giving all diligence, 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;knowledge;

6 And to knowledge temperance; and to 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience temperance patience; and to patience godliness;godliness;

7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.and to brotherly kindness charity.

DivineDivine ProvisionsProvisions of of GodGod

According as his divine power hath given According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness through the knowledge of him that godliness through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue. hath called us to glory and virtue. (2 Peter (2 Peter 1:4)1:4)

– God gives us everything we need in God gives us everything we need in Christ.Christ.

– Through the knowledge of Christ, we Through the knowledge of Christ, we have everything necessary for:have everything necessary for:

• lifelife• godliness godliness

DiligenceDiligence PrescribedPrescribed for for BelieversBelievers

"give all diligence""give all diligence" (2 Peter 1:5) (2 Peter 1:5)

– There must be a purposeful effort There must be a purposeful effort to grow.to grow.

– Being a person of faith is not an Being a person of faith is not an event that happened once.event that happened once.

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VirtueVirtue:: "intrinsic eminence, moral goodness" "intrinsic eminence, moral goodness" KnowledgeKnowledge:: "a seeking to know, an inquiry, "a seeking to know, an inquiry,

investigation"investigation" TemperanceTemperance:: "self-control" of one's behavior "self-control" of one's behavior PatiencePatience: “: “endurance" or "an abiding under" a endurance" or "an abiding under" a

circumstancecircumstance GodlinessGodliness:: being devout; seeking to please God in being devout; seeking to please God in

actions and judgmentsactions and judgments BrotherlyBrotherly KindnessKindness:: "brotherly love" "brotherly love" CharityCharity:: “love”. “love”.

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For if these things be in you, and For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:8)Peter 1:8)

– When these spiritual characteristics When these spiritual characteristics are present, you will have:are present, you will have:• Spiritual stabilitySpiritual stability• Spiritual fruitfulnessSpiritual fruitfulness

DisadvantagesDisadvantages PredictedPredicted for Not for Not

AddingAdding But he that lacketh these things is But he that lacketh these things is

blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his forgotten that he was purged from his old sins (2 Peter 1:9)old sins (2 Peter 1:9)

– Those who lack these characteristics Those who lack these characteristics suffer from:suffer from:• Spiritual BlindnessSpiritual Blindness• Spiritual AmnesiaSpiritual Amnesia

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2 Peter 2 Peter 1:5-71:5-7