Growing In Faith
2 Peter 1:1-11
This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ.
I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior.
- Peter says our faith is a precious gift given to us from our Lord.
Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.
2 Peter 1:2
May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in
your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.
- How do we grow in the knowledge of God?
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that need not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Peter 1:3
3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for
living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know
him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous
glory and excellence.
Mathew 6:31-33
“Don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers,
but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and
he will give you everything you need.
2 Peter 1:4
And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and
precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share
his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by
human desires.
1 John 5:11
And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
John 14:27
“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
2 Peter 1:5
In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises.
Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral
excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge…
- Receive them by faith from His word. And applying them to our life.
James 1:25
If you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you
heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
Psalms 119:11
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
2 Peter 1:6
…and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient
endurance, and patient endurance with godliness,
Proverbs 25:28
A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.
Psalm 46:10 says
“Be still and know that I am God!
Also, Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
1 Corinthians 11:1
And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
2 Peter 1:7
…and godliness with brotherly affection and brotherly affection with
love for everyone.
Ephesians 4:32
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven
you.
1 John 4:7-8
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God
and knows God.
8 But anyone who does not love does not know
God, for God is love.
2 Peter 1:8
The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you
will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 But those who
fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that
they have been cleansed from their old sins.
Hebrews 2:1
So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.
2 Peter 1:10
So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really
are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and
you will never fall away.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine.
2 Peter 1:11
Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 4:8
…in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award
to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have
loved His appearing.
