Part 7 Making our Calling and Election Sure

 

Peter spoke about the kingdom in His epistle.

"Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." - 2 Peter 1:10-11 KJV

Peter began this by telling us that by God’s divine power, He has given us everything we need for living a godly life. By His Spirit, the Holy Ghost, we have grown to know Him. He called us out from the world of sin to become His sons and daughters. We repented of our sins, and we were baptized in His name Jesus for the remission of our sins. When He filled us with His Spirit, He gave us His power to escape the sin of this world. (2 Corinthians 6:16-18, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Acts 2:38, Acts 1:8).

"According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 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." - 2 Peter 1:3-4 KJV

So what things are we supposed to do so that we shall never fall?

"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance [self-control]; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity [love]." - 2 Peter 1:5-7 KJV

"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. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged [cleansed] from his old sins." - 2 Peter 1:8-9 KJV

"Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established [standing firm] in the present truth [truth you have been taught]." - 2 Peter 1:12 KJV