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2 Peter 1:1–10—Outline not available.

Also Read

  • Philippians 3:4–10
  • Jeremiah 9:24
  • Hosea 6:3
  • John 7:16, 8:31, 14:9–10, and 17:3

Take Home Points

  • Do you know the greatest love of all—that God loves you?
  • Get to know the love of God, His purpose, His committment, His sacrifice, the power of His resurrection.
  • Christians are not immune to difficulties, but God’s power can overcome anything that troubles us.
  • Because you knew Christ, what challenge did you face last week that God diminished because of His majesty?
  • Next week, how will your life be different because you are pursuing in your faith virtue and knowledge of the most Holy?

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Living Faith

Outline—2 Peter 1:5–10

  1. Living faith (vv. 5—8)

Take Home Points

  • Furnish your life in an orderly fashion; strengthen each portion and build upon what you have already attained.
  • Identify in your life if you have lost interest in your faith, and work to regain it. Living faith requires work on your part.

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Outline—2 Peter 1:4–10

  1. Faith’s characteristics (v. 4)
  2. Faith’s companions (vv. 5–7)
  3. Faith’s contrast (vv. 8, 9)
  4. Faith’s task (v. 10)

12 Ways To Be Sure You Are Saved (for more details on how to use these verses, read this blog post)

  • Am I walking in the light? Are my ways changing? (1 John 1:7)
  • Do I confess my sins to God? (1 John 1:9)
  • Do I keep His commandments? (1 John 2:3)
  • Do I love the other born-again believers? (1 John 2:10)
  • Am I continuing in the faith? (1 John 2:19)
  • Am I abiding in the Lord? Is sin becoming less desirable? (1 John 3:6)
  • Do I hate the things of the world—things that distract me from my relationship with God? (1 John 3:15)
  • Do I pray regularly? Is prayer part of my atmosphere? (1 John 3:22)
  • Am I a sucker for evil? (1 John 4:1-3)
  • Do I live in a spiritually fearful state? (1 John 4:18–19)
  • Am I a victor or a victim? Am I an overcomer or overcome? (1 John 5:4)
  • Am I sure I am born again because I know verses where God assures me of it? (1 John 5:13)

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Outline—2 Peter 1:4–10

  1. Faith’s characteristics (v. 4)
  2. Faith’s companions (vv. 5–7)
  3. Faith’s contrast (vv. 8, 9)
  4. Faith’s task (v. 10)

Take Home Points

  • God’s promises are what move us forward.
  • Be partakers of the divine nature.
  • When close to the Lord, you step farther from evil.
  • More things to consider:
    • Are you certain that the Bible has promises for your circumstances today?
    • Christian maturity takes effort. Maturity = making the right decisions consistently.
    • What can you do to make sure you are more mature at the end of this (and every) week?

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Outline—2 Peter 1:1–4

  1. Common, uncommon righteousness (v. 1)
  2. Common, uncommon heritage (v. 2)
  3. Common, uncommon resource (v. 3)
  4. Common, uncommon testimony (v. 4)

Take Home Points

  • If God has saved you, he has not forsaken you.
  • Let God’s truth get hold of you.
  • Don’t let anything rob you of your faith.

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Outline—2 Peter 1:1–4

  1. Common, uncommon righteousness (v. 1)
  2. Common, uncommon heritage (v. 2)
  3. Common, uncommon resource (v. 3)
  4. Common, uncommon testimony (v. 4)

Take Home Points

  • Do you know Christ, or just know about Christ?
  • Faith is not “skeletal,” God gives believers a complete and total faith.

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