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IF YOU POSSESS THESE QUALITIES IN INCREASING MEASURE / 2 PETER 1:8

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(KJV) 2 Peter 1:8

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

IF YOU POSSESS THESE QUALITIES IN INCREASING MEASURE / 2 PETER 1:8

  1. Peter is not implying that a Christian has to develop these traits in a precise order, one after the other, until they reach maturity or perfection. Instead, all of these qualities are to be cultivated all together and continually.
  2. The Christian experiences (a continuous relationship with the living God) should never remain stationary or stagnant. In fact, it could be said that if a person is not growing in faith, he or she is withering and dying spiritually (John 15:2). A person certainly cannot be productive to the fullest measure in serving God apart from consistent growth in faith, character and personal companionship with Jesus (Colossians 1:10; Titus 3:14). If we ever find that we are not being effective in our service to God, we must examine our lives to ensure that we are indeed growing in the character traits mentioned in (2 Peter 1:5-8).

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  1. ADD TO YOUR FAITH / 2 PETER 1:5-7
  2. PARTICIPATE IN THE DIVINE NATURE / 2 PETER 1:4
  3. EVERYTHING WE NEED FOR LIFE AND GODLINESS / 2 PETER 1:3
  4. HOLY AND GODLY LIVES / 2 PETER 3:11
  5. THE DAY OF THE LORD / 2 PETER 3:10
  6. SPOKE WITH A MAN’S VOICE / 2 PETER 2:16
  7. ANGELS … SENT THEM TO HELL / 2 PETER 2:4
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ADD TO YOUR FAITH / 2 PETER 1:5-7

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(KJV) 2 Peter 1:5-7

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

ADD TO YOUR FAITH / 2 PETER 1:5-7

Peter lists the positive character traits that a Christian must develop in order to be spiritually victorious, effective and productive in serving God (2 Peter 1:8). But false teachers had been teaching just the opposite: their special knowledge made some of these traits, such as self-control, unnecessary. But Peter makes it clear that Christians are to develop these traits. The phrase “make every effort” clearly explains that believers must be actively involved in their personal Christian growth (Philippians 2:12; Philippians 2:13). Those who become Christians should make it their goal to develop in their faith the list of seven qualities included in these few verses (2 Peter 1:5-8). Note that godly characteristics do not automatically grow without our dependence on God and our diligent effort to develop them.

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  1. PARTICIPATE IN THE DIVINE NATURE / 2 PETER 1:4
  2. EVERYTHING WE NEED FOR LIFE AND GODLINESS / 2 PETER 1:3
  3. HOLY AND GODLY LIVES / 2 PETER 3:11
  4. THE DAY OF THE LORD /2 PETER 3:10
  5. SPOKE WITH A MAN’S VOICE / 2 PETER 2:16
  6. ANGELS … SENT THEM TO HELL / 2 PETER 2:4
  7. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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PARTICIPATE IN THE DIVINE NATURE / 2 PETER 1:4

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(KJV) 2 Peter 1:4

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

PARTICIPATE IN THE DIVINE NATURE / 2 PETER 1:4

Our participation in God’s very nature is another description of the new birth (being spiritually “born again,” John 3:3) by which we receive God’s life and spiritual salvation. We have the privilege of sharing in God’s nature, so we can fulfill the responsibility of conforming to His character and standard of holiness (1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 4:24).

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  1. EVERYTHING WE NEED FOR LIFE AND GODLINESS / 2 PETER 1:3
  2. HOLY AND GODLY LIVES / 2 PETER 3:11
  3. THE DAY OF THE LORD /2 PETER 3:10
  4. SPOKE WITH A MAN’S VOICE / 2 PETER 2:16
  5. ANGELS … SENT THEM TO HELL / 2 PETER 2:4
  6. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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ANGELS … SENT THEM TO HELL / 2 PETER 2:4

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(KJV) 2 Peter 2:4

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

ANGELS … SENT THEM TO HELL / 2 PETER 2:4

In no other place in the New Testament do we find the use of the Greek term Tartarus translated here as “hell.” The term was used by the Greeks to designate the place where wicked spirits were sent for punishment. It seems that Peter used the term to describe a place reserved for angels who rebelled against God at some point (possibly during the time on Noah, 2 Peter 2:5). It could also refer in general to the angels who were in partnership with Satan when he rebelled against God (Ezekiel 28:12), or the demons spoken of in the New Testament. Why some of the evil spirits are confined to “gloomy dungeons” and some are free to work with Satan on earth is not explained in Scripture (Jude 1:6).

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  1. HOLY AND GODLY LIVES / 2 PETER 3:11
  2. THE DAY OF THE LORD /2 PETER 3:10
  3. SPOKE WITH A MAN’S VOICE / 2 PETER 2:16
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HOLY AND GODLY LIVES / 2 Peter 3:11

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(KJV) 2 Peter 3:11

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

HOLY AND GODLY LIVES / 2 Peter 3:11

The temporary nature of the material universe should make a significant difference in our values, priorities, and outlook on life. God will soon destroy the world and judge those who did not accept Him, so we must not become attached to this world’s system or things within it. Instead, we must determine to live with holiness, which means moral purity, personal integrity, spiritual wholeness, separation from evil, dedication to God and devotion to His purposes. Our values, goals and purposes in life must be centered on God and the hope of a new heaven and a new earth (2 Peter 3:13).

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THE DAY OF THE LORD / 2 PETER 3:10

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(KJV) 2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

THE DAY OF THE LORD / 2 PETER 3:10

“The day of the Lord” typically refers to the broad period of time beginning with Christ’s sudden return to take the faithful people to His churches to be with Him in heaven (Matthew 24:42, 44); and “the day” ends with the destruction of the present heaven and earth and the creation of the new heaven and the new earth (Revelation 21-22; Joel 1:14; Zephaniah 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:2). However, in this particular passage, “the day of the Lord” is referring more specifically to the latter end of that period. That is, it refers to the end of history and time as we know it – when the present heaven and earth (the material universe) are destroyed by God’s fiery judgment and are replaced by the creation of the new heaven and new earth (Revelation 21-22; Joel 1:14; Zephaniah 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:2). Keep in mind that this passage uses apocalyptic language (describing end-time destruction) similar to the language found in the Old Testament book of Daniel and the New Testament book of Revelation. This means that literal events are sometimes presented with the use of figurative language in an attempt to describe the indescribable. What seems to be described here is the destruction of the visible atmospheric heavens with a loud rushing sound (2 Peter 3:12) along with the burning up of all physical elements of the earth (2 Peter 3:12).

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SPOKE WITH A MAN’S VOICE / 2 PETER 2:16

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(KJV) 2 Peter 2:16
But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

SPOKE WITH A MAN’S VOICE / 2 PETER 2:16

Peter clearly believes in the miracles recorded in the Old Testament. Today, self-appointed critics (whom we sometimes find within the church) speak with mocking disrespect and unbelief and reject the reality of the miracles recorded in God’s Word; they also reject those who believe in miracles, believing they are unenlightened or naïve. But true believers take God at His Word and accept all the Bible’s miracles, and THE MIRACLES OF THE APOSTLES. They also believe and know that God performs miracles today in response to the prayers and faith of His people (John 6:2).

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