August 8, 2010 A.M.

VIRTURE (II PET. 1:5)

Faith is the foundation (Heb. 11:1; 6; Rom. 10:17; 1:16,17).

Virture means excellency or moral goodness

Implies: Courage, Vigor, Strength, Firmness

True Christians are to be strong (II Tim 2:1-4)

Knowledge is the key word in II Peter (II Pet. 2:20ff)

This was Israel’s problem

KNOWLEDGE (II PET. 1:5)

Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

We have to know today (John 8:32) Joh 7:17 If any man will do his will,

he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

Eph 3:4 whereby when you read….

TEMPERANCE (II PET 1:6)

We have to discipline ourselves In our behavior

Over sleep Over eat Emotions Fleshly desires

We must control ourselves

PATIENCE (II PET 1:6)

Patience means Endurance/Perseverance

Endurance can be the difference between success and failure

Mat 10:22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

Satan shows us the short cut or easy way We are admonished to remain steadfast Psalm 78:7-10 1Co 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren,

be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Heb 3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

GODLINESS (II PET. 1:7) Godliness means that we do what God tells

us to do Tit 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth

salvation hath appeared to all men, Tit 2:12 Teaching us that, denying

ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

BROTHERLY KINDNESS (II PET. 1:7)

Phileo: Love for friends

Christians are the greatest people in the world (Mat. 5:13-16)

We should love the brotherhood (II Pet. 2:17).

CHARITY/LOVE (II PET. 1:7)

Agape the supreme love

The Love that God has for us (John 3:16)

The kind that we should have for all men

CONCLUSION (II PET 1:8-13)

Benefits V8

Barren means idle

V9-10 Not having these is not a winning decision

Election should be sure: no re-count

There are three votes for your salvation

God votes for you

Satan votes for you

You cast the deciding vote

Act 13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

What is your vote?

How effective of a Christian are you?

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